Legacy of the Reanimator: The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West

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The Legacy of the Reanimator collects the original serialized H.P. Lovecraft story, “Herbert West—Reanimator” along with it’s two sequels and a bevy of short stories from some of the most renowned Lovecraftian writers. Details of Herbert West’s life from childhood to death—and beyond can be found within The Legacy of the Reanimator.

Reanimation. The process of bringing life to that which is dead. It is well known that the tow-headed fiend Herbert West came close to perfecting the process within his lifetime. It is also well known that the reanimated limbs, parts, and minions that he had created over the years eventually came back to haunt him—and dismember his body.

However, Herbert West didn’t die. Well…yes he did. The problem is he didn’t stay dead. He was brought back in two round robins edited by Robert m. Price. The first was Herbert West-Reanimated followed by Herbert West—Reincarnated. These were published in old issues of Crypt of Cthulhu, and are terribly hard to get a hold of…until now.

The Contents of this anthology include:

Thought He Was a Goner by Christine Morgan
Herbert West in Love by Molly Tanzer
Herbert West—Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft
The Horror on the Freighter by Richard Lee Byers
A Man Called West by Ron Shiflet and Glynn Owen Barrass
Herbert West—Reanimated a round robin by Robert M. Price, Peter H. Cannon, Will Murray, Donald R. Burleson, and Charles Hoffman
Charnel House by Tim Curran
The Crypt in Key West by David Bernard
Herbert West—Reincarnated a round robin by Rod Heather, Brian McNaughton, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Robert M. Price, C.J. Henderson, and Michael Cisco
Cruel Heaven by Rick Lai
Blood and Guts in High School by Ed Morris

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Chaosium Inc.

Release: December 03, 2015

Legacy of the Reanimator: The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West

Brian M. Sammons

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Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Chaosium Inc.

Release: December 03, 2015

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Gary Fortuin

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Nov 22, 2024

Very hit and miss collection of short stories. They seemed to get weirder as the book progressed, almost as if each writer was trying to out weird the last. Reanimated barf? Really? If you’re a fan of The Reanimator than this will be right up your alley. If not....meh. You may not be as entertained.
Mark

(4/5)

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Nov 22, 2024

Legacy of the Reanimator: The Chronicles of Herbert West, was a good anthology of short stories about the eponymous character, but the copy editing was terrible. Also, I understand why the editors, Peter Rawlik and Brian M Sammons, opted for a chronological approach (the stories add up to a novel of sorts), but that decision led to the best non-Lovecraft story of the bunch, "Blood and Guts In High School", by Ed Morris, getting buried at the back of the book, and the original Reanimator stories
Charlee

(2/5)

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Nov 22, 2024

A mixed bag.I really enjoyed some of these stories but others were almost unreadable. Started strong ("Herbert West in Love" was a blessing for my gay soul) and ended weak. Skip the last two stories.
Jason Williams

(4/5)

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Nov 22, 2024

Very nice collection containing stories based on H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator.I bought my copy from the Chaosium table at Necronomicon Providence 2015 in August.After reading it I am certainly glad that I picked it up.
Chris McMillan

(3/5)

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Nov 22, 2024

This is a hard review to write. I liked the book a lot, and all the authors involved shine. It captures the pulpy feel of Lovecraft's Re-Animator stories and the tales are very imaginative. But that becomes a problem during the main sections of the book.The book includes several stand alone tales, and two round robin sections, where a group of authors each write a chapter in a longer story. Good stuff all around, but the round robin sections go a bit overboard. It's as if each writer was trying

Gary Fortuin

(3/5)

Nov 22, 2024

Very hit and miss collection of short stories. They seemed to get weirder as the book progressed, almost as if each writer was trying to out weird the last. Reanimated barf? Really? If you’re a fan of The Reanimator than this will be right up your alley. If not....meh. You may not be as entertained.

Mark

(4/5)

Legacy of the Reanimator: The Chronicles of Herbert West, was a good anthology of short stories about the eponymous character, but the copy editing was terrible. Also, I understand why the editors, Peter Rawlik and Brian M Sammons, opted for a chronological approach (the stories add up to a novel of sorts), but that decision led to the best non-Lovecraft story of the bunch, "Blood and Guts In High School", by Ed Morris, getting buried at the back of the book, and the original Reanimator stories

Charlee

(2/5)

A mixed bag.I really enjoyed some of these stories but others were almost unreadable. Started strong ("Herbert West in Love" was a blessing for my gay soul) and ended weak. Skip the last two stories.

Jason Williams

Very nice collection containing stories based on H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator.I bought my copy from the Chaosium table at Necronomicon Providence 2015 in August.After reading it I am certainly glad that I picked it up.

Chris McMillan

This is a hard review to write. I liked the book a lot, and all the authors involved shine. It captures the pulpy feel of Lovecraft's Re-Animator stories and the tales are very imaginative. But that becomes a problem during the main sections of the book.The book includes several stand alone tales, and two round robin sections, where a group of authors each write a chapter in a longer story. Good stuff all around, but the round robin sections go a bit overboard. It's as if each writer was trying

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