lovecraft-country

Join the Squad on a sci-fi/fantasy/horror adventure as we discuss the HBO series "Lovecraft Country." We talk about HP Lovecraft and race, how the show plays with genre, the unique structure of the series, and our favorite characters. Next, we dig into some listener feedback on "The Haunting of Bly Manor" and catch up with what’s on the #BookSquadBlog, including Bachelorette recaps and a holiday movie series! Read along with us for our next bookpisode on "Docile" by K. M. Szpara (November 30th), and join us for our fourth annual Best of the Year #othersode on December 14th (LOL good luck to us coming up with great things from 2020).

TOC
0:30 – Intros and horror questions!
4:38 – Spoiler warning and show introduction
8:54 – Lovecraft and race
16:30 – Playing with genre
24:26– Structure: magic, feature episodes, and Christina’s nonsense
49:09 – Christina and Ruby
59:11 – Other characters
1:28:44 – Listener feedback!
1:33:40 – What’s up next? What’s on the blog?

Vulture recaps by Steffan Triplett: https://www.vulture.com/article/lovecraft-country-series-premiere-recap-episode-1-sundown.html
AV Club Recaps by Joelle Monique: https://www.avclub.com/c/tv-review/lovecraft-country/season-1
On Marilyn Manson: https://metalinjection.net/metal-crimes/video-of-evan-rachel-wood-detailing-alleged-abusive-relationship-with-marilyn-manson-in-senate-testimony-resurfaces

Sometimes the urge to write is so strong that you can’t wait for a publisher to show the world the masterpiece in your mind.

Thankfully in the digital age it’s easy to self publish but who exactly is going to read a book titled “This Hoe Got Roaches Up in Her Crib?”

In the new podcast “The Hood Novel Book Club” comedian Rachel Hall looks at wonderfully weird books about the modern black experience that were written by self published authors with hilarious results.

Today, Rachel Hall joins us to take a look at trashy books, morality tales and science fiction from the perspective of great and not so great black authors.

RACHEL HALL'S PODCAST: https://apple.co/3kqN1Fb

Plus--

➤ HBOMAX’s Lovecraft Country has us jumping out of our skin.

➤ Captain America, Chris Evans, who has the world’s attention with his “accidentally” leaked dick pic, wants you to do one thing: vote.

➤ Kanye West releases his own pee tape where he wizzes on his Grammy Award.

➤ Lil’ Nas X is putting out a children’s book all about the C word.

➤ Madonna is going to co write and direct her own biopic.