Why Is Alternative Historical Fiction So White?

Thoughts on the Cancellation of Lovecraft Country

Howland Crowe
AfroSapiophile
Published in
15 min readJul 4, 2021

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Spoiler Warning: The following article will contain spoilers for the first season of HBO’s Lovecraft Country.

From the network that broke my heart when it cancelled Carnivàle back in 2005 for being “too expensive” at $4 million per episode — only to greenlight Boardwalk

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Howland Crowe
AfroSapiophile

An autistic perspective on prejudice, art, and society. Writer. Activist. Pun-lover. Twitter: @CroweHowland Facebook: Howland Crowe