Herbert West–Reanimator
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Herbert West–Reanimator is a serialized horror story by H. P. Lovecraft about a fanatical medical student obsessed with reanimating the dead, often cited as an early example of modern zombie fiction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert West | 2 |
| Herbert West–Reanimator canonical | 1 |
| Herbert West—Reanimator (with em dash variant title) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early zombie fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ serialized story ⓘ short story cycle ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Herbert West–Reanimator
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surface form:
Herbert West
unnamed medical student narrator ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
reanimation serum
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zombie-like creatures ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs |
Herbert West–Reanimator
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surface form:
Herbert West—Reanimator (with em dash variant title)
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| firstPublishedIn | Home Brew ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Re-Animator (1985 film)
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comic book adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Re-Animator (1985 film)
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surface form:
Beyond Re-Animator (2003 film)
Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Bride of Re-Animator (1990 film)
Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ modern zombie fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
pulp fiction
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weird tales tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Herbert West–Reanimator
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surface form:
Herbert West
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| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of scientifically created zombies
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influence on cinematic splatter horror ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCorpus | Cthulhu Mythos-related works ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine serial ⓘ |
| setting |
Miskatonic University
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New England ⓘ |
| theme |
body desecration
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ethical limits of science ⓘ mad science ⓘ reanimation of the dead ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly humorous
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macabre ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Herbert West
this entity surface form:
Herbert West
this entity surface form:
Herbert West—Reanimator (with em dash variant title)