Lovecraft Country (Freeman novel)

*This article is about the in-universe novel written by George Freeman. You may be looking for the real world novel written by Matt Ruff.*

## Lovecraft Country

### User(s)

Atticus Freeman
Diana Freeman

### Function

Paperback novel

***Lovecraft Country*** is a paperback novel from an alternate reality future that was written by George Freeman, the son of Atticus Freeman and Letitia Lewis. Freeman based the novel on the adventures of his family, detailing how his father was ultimately sacrificed on the autumnal equinox by a male version of Christina Braithwhite.

## Overview

In the reality where *Lovecraft Country* was published, Christina Braithwhite was a man, George Freeman survived the events at Ardham, and Diana "Dee" Freeman is a boy named "Horace". Atticus Freeman was sacrificed by this reality's version of Christina on the autumnal equinox.

When another universe's version of Atticus accidentally traveled through a multiversal portal created by Hiram's Machine, he was transported to a future reality where a woman dressed in a cloak and a robot arm gave him *Lovecraft Country*. She pushed him back through the portal, where he returned to his home universe and discovered Christina's plans for him on the autumnal equinox.

Dee later came into possession of the novel and read it in Woody while her family and Ji-Ah tried to stop Christina from sacrificing Atticus on the autumnal equinox to attain immortality.

## Back Cover

The description on the back cover reads as follows:

*Few authors are as finely tuned to the effects of spell-casting and magical maxie on 20th century society as George Freeman. His latest collection, "Lovecraft Country," contains stories that showcase that connection, even when they are not overtly steeped in science fiction. His gripping tale "Alabaster Syndrome" for example, taps into present-day cultural anxieties about race and reveals what history has proven true, that what boils below the surface today has always been. George Freeman's writings were inspired by his heroic father, a Korean War vet. When his father, Atticus, learns that he is the blood heir of a magical genealogy, he must come to terms with the real challenges of being a modern Warlock in segregated America. This set up makes the story easily relatable to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider in society. But as readers will learn through George Freeman's inspiring stories of perserverance - nobody ever said spell casting would be easy or safe?*

## Trivia

* *Lovecraft Country* is a meta-textual homage to the real world novel of the same name that the TV series is based on. It shares many similarities with said novel, but differs in a multitude of ways:
	+ Matt Ruff is the real world author of *Lovecraft Country*, whereas in the series' universe, it is George Freeman.
	+ In Ruff's novel, Atticus' surname is "Turner", which would not be the case in Freeman's novel.
	+ The plot involving Atticus being sacrificed on the autumnal equinox was not present in Ruff's novel. It was created for the series, and is present in Freeman's version of the novel.
	+ Freeman's novel features a story titled "Alabaster Syndrome", which does not exist in Ruff's novel.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* *I Am.*
* *Jig-A-Bobo*
* *Full Circle*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Season 1, Episode 8: "Jig-A-Bobo"
2. ↑ Season 1, Episode 7: "I Am."
3. ↑ Season 1, Episode 10: "Full Circle"