r/LovecraftCountry

2.6K archived posts · May 2017 – Sep 2026

Lovecraft Country

r/LovecraftCountry

Lovecraft Country is a drama horror television series based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name. It is airing on HBO. The series is developed by Misha Green and produced by Monkeypaw Productions (Jordan Peele), Bad Robot Productions (J.J. Abrams), and Warner Bros.

Created May 16, 2017

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#About

The one-hour drama series based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Black as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.

HBO's Lovecraft Country is based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff. Book discussion is encouraged but must be properly spoiler tagged for non-book readers.

#Rules and Guidelines

No Spoilers

A spoiler is anything not officially revealed to the public. Officially released material include: trailers, comics, casting and directorial announcements, and official marketing material. Do not post book spoilers in the regular episode discussion threads, use the book spoiler discussion thread.

Harassment and Etiquette

Excessive use of vulgar language will not be permitted. Sexist, racist, or discriminatory remarks will not be tolerated. Continuing of such comments after three strikes will result in permanent bans. No judgment allowed here. All view-points and opinions are permitted here, within reason. Opinions and view-points that are different from your own will be present, so please be civil to your fellow Redditor. Criticisms for these shows are allowed, and will cause amazing conversations.

Spam

Only posts pertaining to Lovecraft Country will be allowed here. These posts can be: episode discussion, theories, casting announcements, series announcements, criticisms of series, questions, reactions etc. Low effort posts will be removed.

Reposts and unrelated content.

No reposting of news, or superfluous discussion threads. Please use the "search" bar to see if your topic is already being discussed. Theory discussions are allowed as long as you bring something new to the table!

Piracy

Ultimately, how you source your media is your business. The direct discussion of illicit means of viewing and acquisition, as well as the sharing of such sourced materials, is forbidden.

#Episode Discussions

#Comment Spoilers

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