Tag Archives: Reanimation

H.P. Lovecraft and the science of resuscitation

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Aschwin de Wolf

H.P. Lovecraft’s Herbert West is a man of science, not superstition. Following Ernst Haeckel, he believes that “all life is a chemical and psychical process,” that the soul is “a myth,” and that “unless actual decomposition has set in, a … Continue reading →

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Biostasis through chemopreservation

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Greg Jordan

Twenty years ago, Charles B. Olson published an article called “A Possible Cure for Death” in the journal Medical Hypotheses. In it, he favorably compares methods of chemical preservation to cryogenic preservation. Unfortunately, this article provoked no wide discussion or … Continue reading →

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