Cosmic Horror

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"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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8 Unknown Cosmic Horror Films That Will Blow Your Mind (www.youtube.com)

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Journey into the unknown with these seven extraordinary cosmic horror films that channel Lovecraft's vision of humanity's insignificance in the face of incomprehensible cosmic entities. From oceanic horrors to dimensional portals, these hidden gems will challenge your perception of reality.

▷ TIME STAMPS:

0:40 They Remain (2018)
1:36 The Breach (2022)
2:20 Rupture (2016)
3:24 After (2012)
4:26 Sea Fever (2019)
5:18 The Last Wave (1977)
6:19 The Empty Man (2020)
7:12 The Void (2016)

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