Lovecraft Country author: ‘I needed a bridge between paranormal horror and the horrors of racism’

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Lovecraft Country author: ‘I needed a bridge between paranormal horror and the horrors of racism’
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The writer of ‘Lovecraft Country’, Matt Ruff, talks to Ed Power about the TV adaptation of his novel, which tells the story of a black American family battling racist white occultists, and why it’s not set in the South – ‘the whole country was incredibly racist’

died in obscurity in 1937 at age 46. However, his stature has grown steadily in the intervening decades. His most famous creation, octopoid “Great Old One” Cthulhu, has, in particular, become a sort of geek culture mascot. You can buy Cthulhu teddy bears and T-shirts – even “Cthulhu for President” bumper stickers.

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