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"Lovecraft Country" | Premieres Sunday, Aug. 16, on HBO
Plot: The ten-episode series follows Atticus Freeman as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia and his uncle George on a road trip from Chicago across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father Montrose.
Our Take: As someone who is an admitted scaredy-cat, I try to avoid anything in the horror genre, but "Lovecraft Country's" intriguing premise of setting supernatural horror during the real-world horror of Jim Crow America was too compelling and important to pass up. I read the novel to prepare for the series, figuring that knowing the ins-and-outs would make watching less of a harrowing experience, but I’m not quite convinced it will work. (At least I'll know when to cover my eyes...) I’m still determined (and excited) to watch it, though most likely with the lights on. — Vanessa
Plot: The ten-episode series follows Atticus Freeman as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia and his uncle George on a road trip from Chicago across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father Montrose.
Our Take: As someone who is an admitted scaredy-cat, I try to avoid anything in the horror genre, but "Lovecraft Country's" intriguing premise of setting supernatural horror during the real-world horror of Jim Crow America was too compelling and important to pass up. I read the novel to prepare for the series, figuring that knowing the ins-and-outs would make watching less of a harrowing experience, but I’m not quite convinced it will work. (At least I'll know when to cover my eyes...) I’m still determined (and excited) to watch it, though most likely with the lights on. — Vanessa