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Does this have anything to do with HP Lovecraft?

posted 13 years ago by LCShackley
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Outside of the word "reanimator," does this film have ANYTHING to do with any stories of HP Lovecraft? (Only actual readers of HPL need reply.)

[–] LordThom 13 years ago

Other than the previously mentioned Re-Animator, the only real connections to H.P. Lovecraft's work are the character Herbert West, such as he is, and the reagent. Maybe a concession can be made for the over use of rats, a common theme in a number of Lovecraft's stories, but that is just grasping at straws.

If you were looking for Cthulhu or the Great Old Ones that isn't going to happen. I am not certain if they even really factor into Herbert West: Re-Animator, having never gotten the time to finish the book myself.

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[–] LCShackley 13 years ago

Thanks, Lord Thom. I'll read the book again and skip the movie.

[–] gax001 10 years ago

You mean read the short story's again,it was never a book

[–] davemoore3 8 years ago

Other than "borrowing" Dr Herbert West, Miksatonic U, and the concept, no...absolutely nothing. The Re-Animator series, other than the borrowing of names, bears NO resemblance to a HPL story.