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No Country for Lovecraft

Justin Charity and Micah Peters discuss ‘Lovecraft Country’
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Justin Charity and Micah Peters argue about the HBO series Lovecraft Country. They discuss the show’s unusual appeal (1:00), its polarized reception (17:00), and its political imperatives as a story about Black characters and racist violence (41:10).

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Justin Charity is a senior staff writer at The Ringer covering music and other pop culture. After years of living in D.C. and NYC, and a brief stint in Wisconsin, he’s now based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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