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Shows like Lovecraft Country

Not everyone loves Lovecraft Country for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Lovecraft Country

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror.

  2. You want 1950s Jim Crow America seen through Atticus and Leti.

  3. You like cosmic horror, magic and time travel in a single season.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Them2021

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror
    • 1950s Jim Crow America seen through Atticus and Leti

    Good for you if you like horror rooted in real racism.

  • Supernatural2005

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you like a monster of the week.

  • Stranger Things2016

    • 1950s Jim Crow America seen through Atticus and Leti

    Good for you if you love the 1980s: bikes, walkie-talkies, arcade games.

  • Carrie2026

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you like Stephen King horror rooted in everyday cruelty.

  • The Haunting of Hill House2018

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you want ghosts you only spot in the corner of the frame.

  • The Mist2017

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you like not knowing what is hiding in the fog.

  • Hemlock Grove2013

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror
    • cosmic horror, magic and time travel in a single season

    Good for you if you like a strange town full of werewolves, witches and odd experiments.

  • Silent Hill2006

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror
    • cosmic horror, magic and time travel in a single season

    Good for you if you like a siren that turns the whole town into a nightmare.

  • Doctor Sleep2019

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you like horror that creeps up on you, with the ghosts of the Overlook Hotel.

  • The Terror2018

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror
    • 1950s Jim Crow America seen through Atticus and Leti

    Good for you if you like dread that builds in the cold and the dark.

  • The Mist2007

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you like being scared by what moves inside the fog.

  • It2017

    • monsters and haunted houses mixed with very real racist terror

    Good for you if you want proper scares and a clown you won't forget.

Reasons taken from Lovecraft Country's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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