Herbert West

Herbert West is a fictional scientist and the central character in the 1922 short story "Herbert West - Re-Animator" by author H.P. Lovecraft. The story first appeared in the June, 1922 edition of Weird Tales. The character was adapted for film by director Stuart Gordon in 1985 in the movie Re-Animator, where he was played by actor Jeffrey Combs. Combs reprised the role of Herbert West for the 1990 direct-to-video sequel, Bride of Re-Animator as well as the 2003 movie Beyond Re-Animator. Additionally, the character has also appeared in comic book format (based upon the film version of the character, not the short story version) published Adventure Comics (an imprint of Malibu Comics) and later by Dynamite Entertainment.