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HERBERT WEST – REANIMATOR is a 6 part serial that appeared in Home Brew Magazine in 1922. The author behind it hated it - he had been paid in advance to write it, and thus, the story was contaminated. In respect of this, the story was ommited when August Derletch replublished H. P. Lovecrafts collected works after his death. Stuart Gordon rediscovered this gem after a longer search, and directed the now classic splatter flick REANIMATOR (1985). Compared to the authors more subtle and restrained Cthulhu tales, this mad doctor story has a lot more action, and also quite a bit of grotesque humor. The story itself is weak, but a nice ride nonetheless!
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