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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] ekZepp 5 points 2 months ago

In the title

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

The Testosteronis

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

"Hope you get possessed by the Christmas spirit!"

[โ€“] eluminx 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] toynbee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did you see they remastered the game?

[โ€“] eluminx 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] toynbee 4 points 2 months ago

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

[โ€“] proper 5 points 2 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

๐Ÿงซ

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

You gotta be fuckin kiddin