Of course, the central premise of the Lovecraft Country novel is that for black Americans, racism is the real-world monster that is as deadly as any Lovecraft monster.
“HBO’s new drama series, Lovecraft Country, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of the same name, debuts this August.
The original novel on which the show is based was praised for its provocative take on monster horror through the prism of racism.
The one-hour HBO show series is an adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name.