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Reclaiming Lovecraft

November 21, 2017 by melanir Leave a Comment

H.P. Lovecraft is rightfully considered a founder of the horror genre. His writing is haunting, scary, and vast. His works have inspired countless books, movies, and games. They are also plagued by the extreme, even for the day, racism of its creator. Delightfully, there seems to be this trend of taking his stories and transforming them in order to examine the racist roots. I for one, am here for it. Earlier this year I read and reviewed The Ballad of Black Tom, and recently I’ve […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: Lovecraft, Matt Ruff, Ruthanna Emrys

melanir's CBR9 Review No:85 · Genres: Horror · Tags: Lovecraft, Matt Ruff, Ruthanna Emrys ·
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