‘Lovecraft Country’ plot point resembles age-old antisemitic lie

Could “Lovecraft Country,” which deals so elegantly with the Black American experience, really have a blood libel embedded in its plot?

Hiram Epstein, center, is a character who appears as a ghost in the third episode of "Lovecraft Country."

Hiram Epstein, center, is a character who appears as a ghost in the third episode of "Lovecraft Country."

(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/JTA)

ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 05:38