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Herbert West: Reanimator

H. P. Lovecraft

First published 1969
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Herbert West: Reanimator Universe

Synopsis

The narrator recounts several horrific vignettes which occurred during his assistance to Dr. Herbert West in experimenting with reanimation of dead humans, from the earliest experiments to the death of Dr. West.

Notes

  • Written in October 1921 to June 1922 and first published in the February through July 1922 issues of the amateur publication Home Brew.
  • Written to order for another party (source: Introduction by August Derleth for the Arkham House editions of Dagon and Other Macabre Tales.)

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Publications (28)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1969 Cover Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Panther Collection 99
1969 Cover Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Panther Collection 99
1977 Cover The Rivals of Frankenstein: A Gallery of Monsters Corgi Books Anthology 126
1977 Cover Herbert West Reanimator Necronomicon Press Chapbook
1980 Cover The Rivals of Frankenstein: A Gallery of Monsters Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 126
1985 Cover The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Panther Collection 158
1985 Cover Herbert West Reanimator Necronomicon Press Chapbook
1987 Cover The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Grafton Collection 158
1993 Cover The Mammoth Book of Zombies Robinson Anthology 207
November 1993 Cover The Mammoth Book of Zombies Carroll & Graf Anthology 207
1994 Cover The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Grafton Collection 158
1995 Cover The Giant Book of Zombies Parragon Anthology 207
October 1996 Cover The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 102
September 1998 Cover The Reel Stuff DAW Books Anthology 353
March 2003 The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness Del Rey / Ballantine Collection
March 2004 Cover Cyberfilms ibooks Anthology 329
February 2005 Cover Tales The Library of America Collection 24
June 2008 Cover The Reel Stuff DAW Books Anthology 333
June 2008 The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness Paw Prints Collection
2010 The Weird Writings of H. P. Lovecraft: Vol 2 Girasol Collectables Collection
May 2010 Cover The Best of H. P. Lovecraft Prion Books Collection
October 2010 Cover The Book of the Living Dead Berkley Books Anthology 163
January 2013 Cover The Steampunk Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories Wildside Press Anthology 317
June 2015 Cover M. Christian's Terrors: Dark Doings at Miskatonic U. Renaissance E Books Anthology 2
October 2015 Cover The Zombie Megapack Wildside Press Anthology
January 2016 Cover H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Omnibus, Volume I: 1917-1926 Pulp-Lit Productions Collection 195
January 2016 Cover H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Omnibus, Volume I: 1917-1926 Pulp-Lit Productions Collection 195
July 2020 Cover Dr. Acula's Reel Monsters: The Original Short Stories That Became 8 Classic Horror Films Strange Particle Press / Digital Parchment Press Anthology |7