29 - The Disinterment by Duane W. Rimel and H. P. Lovecraft.  

The Disinterment by Duane W. Rimel and H. P. Lovecraft.   The story tells of a leprosy sufferer, who, instead of living with the debilitating condition, opts for death and resurrection at the hands of a witch doctor.  The sufferer contracts the disease whilst nursing his brother, also a leper, in the Philippines. Since leprosy, if discovered, would condemn the man to a lifetime of exile in a leper colony in appalling conditions, he embarks on a wild plan to conceal his condition and find an exotic "cure" with the help of his longtime friend who is a doctor of medicine and also an occultist. The story becomes a kind of reversal of "Herbert West--Reanimator", told from the point of view of the victim, rather than the doctor... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/horror-stories--7425161/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.