That anti-trend is slowly changing, however, and the network’s latest original Lovecraft Country is another big step in the right direction, both for horror fanatics and for audiences in general.
Spoiler warning for anyone who hasn’t yet watched Lovecraft Country’s series premiere.
When one looks at the entirety of HBO’s acclaimed programming, the horror genre is perhaps the most sorely underrepresented in the bunch.
The proof is more than present in the wacky and disturbing season premiere, “Sundown,” which provided viewers with more than enough batshit-crazy moments on Sunday night to keep thinking about on Monday morning.