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Cosmic Horror

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A community to discuss Cosmic Horror in it's many forms; books, films, comics, art, TV, music, RPGs, video games etc.

"cosmic horror... is a subgenre of horror fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible more than gore or other elements of shock... themes of cosmic dread, forbidden and dangerous knowledge, madness, non-human influences on humanity, religion and superstition, fate and inevitability, and the risks associated with scientific discoveries... the sense that ordinary life is a thin shell over a reality that is so alien and abstract in comparison that merely contemplating it would damage the sanity of the ordinary person, insignificance and powerlessness at the cosmic scale..."

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Video on YT | Link Invidious

Join me as we talk about some of my favorite instances of cosmic horror. This video was a bit of a struggle as I'm still getting used to video editing, but I hope you all enjoy it!

In the video:

  • uzumaki
  • the empty man
  • all tomorrows
  • lore analysis
  • cosmic horror

https://archive.org/details/book-all-tomorrows/mode/1up

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Well done. I love dread in my media. Excited to check out The Empty Man.