Herbert West—Reanimator

short story by H. P. Lovecraft
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Herbert West—Reanimator

Summary

Herbert West—Reanimator is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herbert West—Reanimator authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's genre is horror literature[5].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's genre is body horror literature[7].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — Commons category is recorded as Herbert West–Reanimator[8].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator was released on 1922[11].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — has edition or translation is recorded as Herbert west : reanimator.[12].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Herbert West–Reanimator'}[13].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Herbert West – Reanimator'}[14].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror.'}[15].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'But I might not be mad if those accursed tomb-legions had not been so silent.'}[16].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — public domain date is recorded as January 1, 1998[17].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — derivative work is recorded as Herbert West: Re-Animator[18].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — derivative work is recorded as Re-Animator[19].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'To be dead, to be truly dead, must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.'}[22].
  • Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — form of creative work is recorded as short story[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4b4eff9d-71c9-4349-b3df-67a40e101c27[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Herbert West—Reanimator authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].

Publication

Herbert West—Reanimator was published on 1922[11]. Herbert West—Reanimator's Reanimator — language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include horror literature[5], science fiction[6], and body horror literature[7].

Why It Matters

Herbert West—Reanimator ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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