Herbert West - Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft (Audiobook)

[@TheExploringSeries]

This one is certainly not regarded as one of Lovecraft's best, even by Lovecraft himself, partly due to being written as a serial, which is why there's a bit of a recap at the start of each chapter. Still, it's a bit of a classic that I think people will get a kick out of.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

But it sure ain't one of his surprising worst, all things considered. Plus, it did spawn a real good 1985 movie featuring Jeffrey Combs, well known as the Question in Justice League Unlimited.

[@raymondarrieta1501]

always love seein you cover some Lovecraft Mangg!!

[@uglyweirdo1389]

Years. YEARS I've waited. Finally my single polite request was granted.

[@tronvillain]

It isn't? It's an amazing piece though.

[@Kryed.1]

​@@michaelandreipalon359or Weyoun in DS9

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

The repetition in the chapters make it clear that this story was originally published as a serial, making it necessary to re-introduce the characters and basic situation to a reader who might or might not remember it from the previous publication.

[@minkrain5877]

Jag Www ww😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Eldagusto]

Man this is really good one. Herbert is a great “modern” Frankenstein for lovecrafts day

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

One of my all time favorite horror movie performances. Jeffery combs is so underrated. Ironically he was cast as the kind medic ratchet in transformers prime.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@pajamapantsjack5874 He then was also Scarecrow in The New Batman Adventures for one ep and especially the Question in Justice League Unlimited.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

@@michaelandreipalon359 he absolutely killed it as the question. Those are some of my favorite episodes

[@UGNAvalon]

He also played devious villain Weyoun, battle-forged frenemy Shran, and I think a tragicomic AI, in various incarnations of Star Trek.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@pajamapantsjack5874 "Ah-hah! 32 flavors!"

[@trenchmouse2438]

@@michaelandreipalon359”The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.” Classic Question

[@wolf_skin]

Couldn’t have asked for a better background for my laboratory session

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

Love hearing some lovecraft read in your wonderful voice.

[@Fulgrim2]

One of his rougher stories but still creepy at times. Definitely love a good reading, helps makes the work days more tolerable.

[@andersschmich8600]

For something he was phoning in, it was surprisingly good.

[@an8790]

I love the story, especially the character of Herbert West and the intellectual friendship between him and the narrator. I also like how West isn't a stereotypical mad scientist outwardly and it seems realistic to me that he'd begin by justifying his obsession as the desire to cure death, but lost interest and sight of that as his pursuit was selfish all along. That he can't stop himself from doing what he's obsessed with just for the sake of doing it seems like how some real brilliant scientists behave, and behaved when creating regrettably horrible inventions. Use or misuse being an afterthought.

[@themalcontent100]

Lovecraft was doing it as a job. a publication hired him. And with the story he had to spend some time doing recaps

[@blackjacklover99]

Herbert West actually cameos in Batman the Doom that came to Gotham.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

*Arkham Asylum.*

[@blackjacklover99]

@@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement Nah he was a physician that treated Harvey Dent.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

@@blackjacklover99 That does not invalidate my prior statement.

[@ieatdice-gy8vw]

Guys... im starting to think that Dr. Herbert West, former student of sesketonic university medical school mysteriously disappeared a few years ago...

[@jongyon7192p]

How mysterious and medical...

[@orchidism5063]

Honestly, this is my favourite Lovecraft story ever, and I’ve read as much of his extensive collection over the years as i can get my hands on. There’s just something so captivating about West’s character to me, he’s fascinating

[@tqtpL]

I love waking up to these videos on Monday mornings it certainly helps me get through the week

[@Kingkent1207]

While not one of Lovecraft’s grander cosmic narratives, I have always quite liked this one. It’s a simple horror story well told which I first listened to while exploring a graveyard

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Darn. If only I serendipitously watched the Reanimator movie directed by Stuart Gordon and featuring Jeffrey Combs before this video, hehe. 0:00: Chapter One - From the Dark 15:01: Chapter Two - The Plague-Daemon 29:45: Chapter Three - Six Shots by Midnight. 44:02: Chapter Four - The Scream of the Dead (57:36: Neat performance there, TES.) 57:47: Chapter Five - The Horror from the Shadows 1:12:35: Chapter Six - The Tomb-Legions

[@BullofCrete]

TES getting to put emotion into the lines beyond the solid baseline is alwaysa cool.

[@sina.r2390]

Definitely one of my favorites! What a blessing!

[@gaz4553]

Dang. Miss my d&d necromancer I named Herbert Wesker. 😢

[@alexlachance1248]

dont mind if i re-use that for an npc in a private game right ?. its pure Gold !

[@chronitonfluxcapybara4231]

@@alexlachance1248 You mean literally reviving their necromancer? That's the spirit.

[@alexlachance1248]

@@chronitonfluxcapybara4231 i was talking about the name , but yeah reviving the necro is metal too xD

[@lowqualitycontent3818]

Super cool to see more books on this channel. You never fail to find something which I like

[@derrickjohnson7896]

Thanks for everything Mangg, top tier narration content for years now!!

[@lordsquid913]

I must say that there's immense potential for phenomenal movies simply based on H.P. Lovecraft's stories. Of course they need to do it justice and that's a massively tall order, especially since most creatures are 4th Dimensional of Cosmic Horror.

[@shadowdeath8770]

Fantastic reading i can see why maybe not his best work with so much time taken to reiterate previous information, but a very enjoyable and ominous experience. Thank you

[@KrawmKruach]

one of my favorite stories by him, seriously underrated.

[@HeroAntagonist]

Nice change of pace from the SCP stories

[@loganradick96]

I've been waiting for a new lovecraft reading! Awesome vid, thanks mangg :)

[@masterzoroark6664]

Glad to finally get to this one suprised you grabbed a "unsanitized" copy (tho idk if many of Lovecraft's works can be made less imediately racis, and this one will always burst people's bubble)

[@nebricback1430]

Always love listening to your Lovecraft covers

[@christopherclark1854]

13 seconds ago??? And I just checked your channel??? This is a blessing

[@DanJones-np8xb]

Oh wow. Now this is a blast from my adolescence! Thank you Mang. A very pleasant surprise. :)

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Definitely an HPL classic! Great choice!

[@redlady120]

Oh my goodness! You did it! Thank you. Saw and listening to it now

[@VultureSkins]

!! I was just rewatching all of the other HP readings! Thank you!

[@spedrun]

37:25 jesus christ lovecraft i'm listening to this in public

[@driverjayne]

I mean, it's Lovecraft, you know the blatant racism is coming eventually. This is tame for Lovecraft.

[@The_loathsome_Dung_Eater1]

One of my favourites from Lovecraft, thank you for the reading. 🙏

[@StoneMan116]

Thank you so much I’m here for any audiobooks ever 🙇‍♂️

[@mezarisage6055]

Always loved this one, the unsettling nature of death and what might lie beyond has always fascinated and terrified me.

[@anthonyfreeman3165]

I just wanted to say Thank You 🙏 for this wonderful narration and for Never failing to go above and beyond with everything that you gift us with!😊👍 You are Truly Appreciated Brother!😊👍

[@DoucantNevrneir]

I do love seeing TES uploading at 2am

[@andersschmich8600]

Oh my god I have been waiting for this!

[@IRageMetal]

You have deserved 1m for years now

[@redrasegarden]

Don’t mind me, I’m just checking for Albuquerque references

[@michaelandreipalon359]

And what will become Batman mythos, like the name of Arkham.

[@redrasegarden]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I don’t really know how to respond to you…but I’m going to assume you know why I’m looking

[@overlordtycon564]

Jeffrey Combs thanks you . Thanks for the Audio book TES

[@NeemoVideos]

Hell yeah, another *banger* from TES.

[@chrissysky01]

I don't normally catch your videos so early and it's Herbert West??? ❤

[@zamorak888]

Is this the story SCP-049 was based upon? I notice many similarities in which SCP-049 and Dr. West reanimate corpses.

[@azfk]

I love this story

[@coralinethegunslinger1138]

Perfect timing. Goodnight y'all

[@saytaylor3603]

I wonder if this is how Batman got the name Arham, and how Halo got the name of Dr. Halsey. It'd be very on brand for both.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Turns out the shlocky film is closer to the original text than I remembered.

[@deewreltih2124]

Absolutely incredible performance

[@benjifiji2019]

love these audio book videos!

[@billflunkendorf]

Man what a great story, I love when you read lovecraft, you are my favorite KZbinr ever

[@JevonChen]

Listening to your stories to improve my SAT vocabulary

[@smashley4661]

Jeffrey Combs actually narrated the Reanimator and it's right here on KZbin

[@eventless2816]

To everyone mentioning it in the comments: Yes yes, we know that Lovecraft was racist. Times change, move on and just enjoy the story.

[@bmack5265]

At least he was an equal opportunist in that regard 😒😔

[@alljustnugget]

The fact this dropped at 3 am feels correct tbh

[@Drewggles]

You're on fire my guy!

[@redeye2225]

Tha k you for your reading I love your voice

[@Paul-A01]

Herbert West is a pure materialists. To him, life is nothing more than mechanical and chemical processes. If he held perhaps any reverence or notion of the sacred, he might have avoided his fate.

[@christiansanson4218]

IM SO HAPPY I CAUGHT THIS EARLY I WAS HAVING TROBLE SLEEPING TONIGHT NOW I CAN🫶🏽

[@crig6206]

Stayed up just for this

[@octpumpkin3355]

I love you for this.

[@DanielSan1776]

*OH BOY! IT'S 3AM!!*

[@dangeroushandles]

Great story and a great reader!

[@maxcarnage1975]

Love your readings, I would pay for Asimov's robot/empire series.

[@mrv835]

I'd love to see you do a livestream of some classic horror games

[@5L1M_ACTUAL]

Bro this shit is the best content on KZbin

[@barryjohnson7183]

Right on 👍🏾 on time 🎉

[@shadjakes7184]

Whoo boy 3:00 am already

[@mrjustabro]

Awesome. Thanks man.

[@Didymus20X6]

There used to be this guy on YT who impersonated HP Lovecraft, and I used to watch his "Ask Lovecraft" show every week. But he stopped doing them a few years back. He still turns up doing voice work for other people's videos, though.

[@waldirnacarath]

another banger

[@scottlambert499]

❤ best narrator ever 🎉

[@mariannecrews4263]

Oh its 2am Monday! You're early this week

[@Flamin111]

Boutta have my best sleep in weeks

[@necktye1315]

Oh boy 3am!

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Would you consider reading Frankenstein? I always hear about how the monster isn’t actually a dumb zombie, but smarter than his creator

[@poisoneverest648]

More audiobooks ❤🎉

[@rogerr.8507]

Best author 😂🎉

[@rodan9773]

Imagine if Dr West found The Necronomicon damn.

[@Paul-A01]

He world reject it. West is a pure materialist and wouldn't believe in magic

[@wcookiv]

Please do The King in Yellow!

[@minstrelofmayhem4384]

one of Lovecraft's rougher works when it comes to one line in particular

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Which line? The story sure has the usual talk about "foreigners", "Puritans", and, dare I say it, "negroes".

[@Ihavpickle]

😱😱😱😱😱​@@michaelandreipalon359

[@MrMud99]

​@michaelandreipalon359 Likely thr description of the black boxer called the Harlem Smoke. It's very racist by modern standards. Lots of comparison to apes monkeys etc.

[@AlucardNoir]

For as much Lovecraft as I've read I don't think I've ever read this one. I saw the movie, know the references, but I've either never read this or this is the one Lovecraft tale I don't like and keep memory hole-ing.

[@andyodels]

Does anyone know if this had been published as a series?

[@firebladerxd8164]

3 P.M. LET'S GOOO

[@AlexDeMiro]

oh this is cool

[@jongyon7192p]

25:55 Well, at least he's not an Alex Jones

[@gameboysp100]

I was super invested in the story, then Lovecraft's comical levels of racism popped up. I had to pause the video to stop laughing.

[@ericquiabazza2608]

That so? I always took as the expose on Euro racism of the time. The explicit us of "retarded" exposes the writting as a product of its time. It would have felt weird otherwise Even Verne has some racism here and there, mostly against african, yet sometimes its from european to european. The tale of 3 russies and 3 englishman show much so.

[@gameboysp100]

@@ericquiabazza2608 I am no expert on Euro-racism but I have never read any book from that time period that described an African American man quite so much like a gorilla. Followed by the black man eating a baby after being reanimated. The only time I had read similar things was in old pulp stories where explorers would meet Neolithic throwbacks in “blackest Africa.”

[@alexroman6424]

I enjoy the readings of HP Lovecraft stories. I was not familiar with this particular one.

[@FelgasS]

Pretty good

[@ThePigKnight]

We eating good today

[@lsynno]

37:00 to 38:00 for H.P Lovecraft's signature mega racism.

[@camelopardus5955]

It's like the obligatory reminder that lovecraft was indeed staggeringly racist, lol

[@SlothinAintEasy]

I have a brother that says I remind them as Herbert west and I have no idea if that’s a compliment or insult.

[@ieatdice-gy8vw]

Love listening to these and somehow still being more appalled at the racism than the gore lol. Also im only on chapter four but if this man describes how him and west met in the medical college at miskatonic university where his Now Missing Then Partner and himself would try to reanimate bodies im going to throw something

[@ieatdice-gy8vw]

Bro described the poor boxer and my jaw full dropped. Horrifying racism but decently tame in terms of gore

[@AmericanMephistopheles]

OH BOY 3AM

[@Fuhrious]

ManlyBadAssHero and TES posts within 10 minutes of each other? Oh what a night.

[@TheOriginalDx1]

Never would have guessed this was lovecraft, would've guessed Stephen King If anything

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

The ending is weak by HPL standards. As blasphemous final revelations go, "they were silent" isn't a very soul-shattering one.

[@NortheastGun]

Why does the syringe look like it has the antidote to the T-Virus?

[@rickwrites2612]

Oof. Hypos can be hard to look at but at least it changes after a few min.

[@VultureSkins]

Did you mean typos

[@rickwrites2612]

​@@VultureSkinslol nope, hypodermic needle/syringe

[@joeamato2822]

oh boy 3 am

[@BigSebi]

Oh boi it's 3am