Herbert West — Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft

Obsessed with conquering death, Herbert West conducts grisly experiments on corpses—with increasingly horrific results. Told in episodic chapters, this pulp horror story combines mad science, gore, and the undead in a chilling descent into obsession. As West pushes ethical and supernatural boundaries, his narrator grows more disturbed by the consequences. Though Lovecraft considered it a lesser work, it remains a cult favorite for its campy, macabre tone. A grisly classic of reanimation horror.