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The Only Thing That Scares Lovecraft Country Creator Misha Green Is Playing It Safe

How Adweek’s Game Changer of the Year made the year’s wildest new show

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Lovecraft Country creator Misha Green says she "very rarely" gets scared.Courtesy of WarnerMedia
By Jason Lynch

October 25, 2020

Misha Green finds new ways to terrify viewers with each episode of Lovecraft Country—from a haunted house to demonic twins—but the creator herself doesn’t frighten easily. “I very rarely get scared,” says Green. Well, except for one thing: “I guess stasis scares me: the idea of not growing, not challenging yourself, not being surprised.”

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This story first appeared in the Oct. 26, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.

Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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