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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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22682587
https://books2read.com/Unfathomable
Step into the unknown with Songs of the Unfathomable, a haunting collection of cosmic horror stories that explore the fragile border between human understanding and the vast, merciless forces of the universe. Through five chilling tales, author Callum Matthews masterfully conjures realms where time and space unravel, and humanity's place in the cosmos is stripped bare. From the depths of alien...
