Lovecraft Country
Book description
Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor ofâŚ
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Okay, Iâm a big fan of Lovecraftian lore, but who needs me to recommend Lovecraft? I might as well recommend White Castle to stoners.
While this book (which was also an HBO series) isnât as funny as Ruffâs Sewer, Gas, and Electric (a wonderful spoof of Atlas Shrugged), I reread it after watching the series and found it as thrilling and exciting as the first read. It plays on science fiction as well as horror, and the chapter depicting Hypolita Freemanâs discovery of a portal to other universes in an observatory has haunted me since I first read it.âŚ
From Phillip's list on brainy, speculative fiction to read again, and often.
I first read H.P. Lovecraft when I was in college. His Cthulhu Mythos instantly grabbed my imagination. Lovecraft was a large part of the reason I started writing horror. Even back then, his disdain for foreigners and Black people and anyone else whose ancestors didnât come over on the Mayflower, the way his did, was apparent. In recent years, Lovecraftâs racism has become a hot topic. Thatâs why I like this book: because it urns the usual Lovecraft trope of evil monsters from another dimension on its head by bringing the monsters closer to home, in the form ofâŚ
From Jill's list on Southern Gothic that are dark and twisted.
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