Episode two of HBO’s Lovecraft Country features Gil Scott-Heron’s “Whitey on the Moon” — in fact, the episode itself is titled “Whitey’s on the Moon.” While Lovecraft Country takes place in the ’50s, Scott-Heron’s spoken-word poem first came out in… Continue Reading
HBO’s latest buzzy series, Lovecraft Country, adapted from Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, has deepened the network’s commitment to celebrating Black voices on screen. Created by Jordan Peele and showrunner Misha Green, the story follows bookish veteran Atticus… Continue Reading
eeee Helmed by a powerhouse team consisting of Misha Green, J.J. Abrams, and Jordan Peele, HBO’s Lovecraft Country weaves Lovecraftian horror lore into the monstrous realities of Jim Crow segregation. Adapting Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel of the same name, it… Continue Reading
As much as HBO’s Lovecraft Country explores creepy monsters, it also reveals the deeply monstrous attributes of racists. In the series (based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel), Atticus, George, and Leti encounter a sheriff in Devon who warns them they’re… Continue Reading
In the first episode of the HBO series adaptation of Lovecraft Country, the main character of Atticus Freeman embarks on a journey through the 1950s Jim Crow united states to find his missing father. With his friend Letitia and her… Continue Reading