Here's what you can expect from HBO's LovecraftCountry:
, are widely considered to be some of the most influential within the genre. Lovecraft’s legacy can be seen across film, television, video games, board games, music and literature. Genre greats like Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, Stuart Gordon, Ridley Scott and James Cameron all owe a part of themselves to Lovecraft’s legacy.
Even in 2020, a year in which so much of our media has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lovecraft’s presence has not gone unfelt, with the Kristen Stewart creature feature,, both tying to the mythos of Lovecraft. But, as well loved as Lovecraft’s stories are within the genre, the things we love can also hurt us.doesn’t hold back when it comes to the idea that loving something doesn’t mean being ignorant of its flaws.
In 1912, Lovecraft wrote a poem, “On the Creation of Niggers,” in which he referred to Black people as beasts and argued for racial segregation. The cat in his story,is named "Niggerman" and based on the name of an actual cat Lovecraft had owned since childhood.
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