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Lovecraft Country was easily one of the best things about 2020. In fact, the HBO horror series was just nominated for Best TV Drama at the Golden Globes as well as Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the SAG Awards. Since the show ended, fans have wondered if there will be [...]
HBO fantasy drama 'Lovecraft Country' premiered last year, and the network are "hopeful" for a second outing.
from the horror novel it was based on, few were quite as disconcerting and genuinely messed up as Topsy and Bopsy, a pair of demonic twins summoned by racist cops to stalk and torment young Diana Freeman across Chicago. It just so happens that io9 has an exclusive look today at how the frightening pair came to be. Advertisement Where the child-hunting monster is depicted as merely an eerie toy in Matt Ruff’s novel, HBO’s Lovecraft Country elevates the concepts behind the character by reimagining them not just as demons, but as avatars of the anti-Black racism that take the literal form...
'Lovecraft Country' blends sci-fi, horror, Black cast as the most American of stories Hugh Hart © (Eli Joshua Ade / HBO) Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett in a scene from "Lovecraft Country." "It's one of the most American stories I've ever seen," Majors says of the series. (Eli Joshua Ade / HBO) Misha Green has spent most of the last five years bringing Black stories to the small screen, first as co-creator of runaway slave series "Underground" and more recently as the brains behind HBO sci-fi/horror series "Lovecraft Country." But at the moment, the writer-producer find...
Along with virtual shows, Dazzle Denver is helping out local musicians through a food pantry. Author: Gary Shapiro Updated: 8:41 AM MST February 8, 2021 DENVER — At Dazzle Jazz & Blues Club, the stage was suddenly empty. When COVID-19 shut it down last year, the club, considered the heart and soul of jazz music in Denver, was silent. Until it wasn't. Like a lot of other places, Dazzle started producing virtual shows on social media channels. Unlike most places, the musicians got paid, mostly thanks to donations from the club's supporters. "Giving artists th...