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Friday read: Sundown Towns

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Matt Ruff

Watching the online reaction to Lovecraft Country‘s pilot episode this week, I’ve seen a number of viewers mention that this is the first time they’ve ever heard of the concept of a sundown town. So I thought I’d re-up my … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t have asked for better

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Matt Ruff

Last night some friends of ours set up a projection screen and sound system in their yard so we could have a socially distanced group viewing of the Lovecraft Country premiere. Lisa and I had already gotten a sneak preview … Continue reading →

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Tonight!

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Matt Ruff

…and just a reminder that the Ask the Author feature on my Goodreads profile page will be live after the show.

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Ask the author on Goodreads after Sunday’s Lovecraft Country premiere

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Matt Ruff

The HBO series premiere of Lovecraft Country is just three days away now. Starting Sunday night, and continuing throughout the series’ first season run, the Ask the Author feature on my Goodreads profile page will be switched on. So if … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Binge-watch: The Call of Cthulhu and the Laplace’s Demon

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Matt Ruff

This post is #3 of a series. In “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft introduced his most famous monster, an alien god with the body of a dragon and a head shaped like a giant squid. Cthulhu currently waits, dead and … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Country: first reviews of the series

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Matt Ruff

The premiere of the Lovecraft Country HBO series is just a week away now. The review embargo lifted this past Friday, and the advance reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. First out of the gate is this rave from Alan Sepinwall … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Binge-watch: Colors out of Space

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Matt Ruff

This post is #2 of a series. In H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Colour out of Space,” a meteorite lands on the Gardner farm in the wooded hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts. The meteor is carrying some sort of alien … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Things at Speculative Chic

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Matt Ruff

Lovecraft Country was the July book club selection over at the Speculative Chic website. Site founder Shara White invited me to submit a guest blog post talking about some of my favorite things, which is up today. You can read … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Binge-watch: Spring and the Void

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Matt Ruff

To pass the time as I wait for the premiere of the Lovecraft Country HBO series—just over two weeks away, now!—I’ve been on a Lovecraft binge-watch.  There’s a lot to choose from. For a guy who never set foot in … Continue reading →

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New Lovecraft Country trailer

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Matt Ruff

Just in time for Comic-Con. Speaking of which, the cast will be doing a Comic-Con at Home panel discussion about the show tomorrow, July 25, starting at 4 PM Pacific. You’ll be able to watch it on YouTube once it … Continue reading →

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