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Grégory Pierrot

Grégory Pierrot

Grégory Pierrot is associate professor of English at the University of Connecticut at Stamford and author of The Black Avenger in Atlantic Culture (University of Georgia Press, 2019). icon

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“Lovecraft Country”: A Spell Gone Awry

By Grégory Pierrot

Lovecraft Country runs on a formula: genre clichés—however racist—only need to be painted over, so as to be enjoyed without guilt.

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