Talk:Herbert West–Reanimator
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What about a plot summary? That's what I came here looking for, because I recall that in the end Herbert West was no kind of re-animator and it was the narrator who turned out to be insane and, it was implied, murderous. So, wikipedia, is that what happened? Does memory serve me?24.14.242.98 01:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Can I get concurrance this is a silly statement?
This depiction is uncannily similar to the famous Romero zombies and other latter-day zombie interpretations that would follow in later decades.
Um, yeah, because something written in the '20s couldn't possibly inspire a filmmaker decades later, could it?
Anybody have problems with this being re-written?
- Or you could just remove it. It doesn't add anything to the lead. If someone could find a source whereby Romero or someone else says it was an influence then add it back in in a section on works it has influenced (although my understanding is that it was EC Comics and the fifties and sixties zombie movies that influenced Romero - they may have their roots in this story but again that'd be me speculating until someone could source it). (Emperor 00:45, 25 July 2007 (UTC))
it does not say romero was inspired by it(i dont believe he was) it just says it is similar and it is from what i see i am glad i found this page because the fact that there is a story out in the 20s about zombies being brought back with science is very intresting —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.220.1.137 (talk) 04:45, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Um hello, Racism?
Is nobody going to mention that this story is one of the most cringe-inducing examples of Lovecraft's well-documented racism? Seriously. The description of the black boxer is pretty straightforward in its assertion that black people are animals. It should at least get a mention. MosKillinest (talk) 21:54, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Racism was actually very common during Lovecraft's era. He was an Anglo-Saxon supporter, and believed whites were above all others (like many other Americans of his time). He supported segregation (like many others) and believed that English culture was the pinnacle of all of civilization (incorrect, but very widespread during the time). He was just conforming with others during his time.
VonV (talk) 00:21, 20 March 2008 (UTC) yeah i actually am a little Iffy about reading his books after reading that article that is just horrible(and ironic considering black comedy in america is more intelligent than most British and english comedy i see) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.220.1.137 (talk) 04:47, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Details of the Story have been Revised
There were many errors in the articles about the book (summarizing each chapter). For instance, in the chapter "The Horror From the Shadows", "Lt. Clapman-Lee" never existed. The actual name was "Major Eric Moreland Clapman-Lee". The man who was only mentioned as a lieutenant in the chapter was "Lt. Ronald Hill" who was killed in the crash of the airplane. I've also reworded some of the things in the article about the characters (once again, Clapman-Lee) and in the final chapter of the book "The Tomb-Legions".
VonV (talk) 00:25, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
