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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..."

For more Lovecraft & Mythos-inspired Cosmic Horror:-!lovecraft_mythos@lemmy.world

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[โ€“] Kben@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

You gotta be fuckin kiddin

[โ€“] Sergio@slrpnk.net 6 points 12 hours ago

"Hope you get possessed by the Christmas spirit!"

[โ€“] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 4 points 11 hours ago

๐Ÿงซ

[โ€“] proper@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

โ€œIโ€™LL KILL YOU!โ€ classic grandad

[โ€“] noxypaws@pawb.social 9 points 15 hours ago

Where's the dog??

[โ€“] eluminx@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Just watched it again 2 days ago, it really doesn't get old.

[โ€“] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Did you see they remastered the game?

[โ€“] eluminx@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Sure did, haven't gotten around to trying it out yet.

[โ€“] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Hope you enjoy! I've only seen a few reviews, but they appear to be largely positive.

[โ€“] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 8 points 16 hours ago

The Testosteronis