Joshua Hicks

I’m a big fan of the cosmic horror genre, and I have read pretty much every scrap of HP lovecrafts work, read derivatives, played games tied to it. When I saw lovecraft country pop up on HBO, I was honestly fearful that HBO was going to ruin another book with TV; I was way wrong. Now, I feel like it’s important for the reader of this to understand a little bit about me. I’m a white male, almost 30, grew up in ATL GA (like actual atl), was active duty army. As much as I love HP lovecraft, he was extremely racist. And over the years I’ve ignored this fact because I like the content. In 2006 when lovecraft country came out, I thought it was a really cool idea to take something hateful and turn it into good content, while also spreading awareness. Overall, I don’t find cosmic horror frightening, so it’s enjoyable. Now, into how I feel about the show. In simple words, I love it. It had cosmic horror, and it actually makes me think and be aware of current culture and the BLM movement. I’ve never actually seen someone execute the whole “monsters are bad, but humans are worse” Theme properly until now. I wasn’t expecting the level of race conflict in the show, and as a white male I was a little worried if I’m being honest that it was going to be about “all white people are racist” but they didn’t, and I’m a little embarrassed I thought it was even an issue. I know I can never understand the fear and turmoil expressed by the protagonists because I’ll never be in their shoes, similar to how it’s difficult to relate to someone with PTSD without going through the same experience. Sounds dumb, but I felt the fear, the injustice, the anger with the content that was presented in the show. For those that haven’t seen the show, the protagonists are African American/black and are set just after WW2 in an area of the US with extreme racism. Every single major scene, I was more worried about insane racism than I was about “monsters”. Not only were the protagonist not treated as humans, it’s like every single time they make progress, there was some racist person holding them back (antagonist) in a dehumanizing way. I don’t generally write reviews, but this show honestly touched me... its just a show but I was PISSED. I Honestly wish I could properly express my feelings while watching the show, the fear and anger I felt... watch this show, it’s important that you do.