Lovecraft Country was Great Until it Wasn’t: From Sundown to A History of Violence

Dani Bethea
12 min readSep 7, 2020

When a ‘progressive’ series lacks solidarity.

Lovecraft Country: HBO/HBOMAX (2020)

This review will contain major spoilers.

CW/TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Death

The insidiousness of racism and its evolution.

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Dani Bethea

Horror Sommelier & Pop Culture Pontificator. Prev EIC: We Are Horror. Published: Studies In the Fantastic + Women of Jenji Kohan + Montréal Monstrum Society .