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Cosmic horror has been established as one of the most chilling sub-genres in horror cinema. With a focus on the unknown, isolation, and the human mind, cosmic horror plays on the imaginations of audiences rather than going all out on gore and jump scares. Instead of ghosts, serial killers, or vampires, these stories focus on the endless possibilities of the universe’s fictional horrors.

Early 20th-century author H.P. Lovecraft gave Cosmic horror prominence through stories like At the Mountain of Madness, The Hound, and The Call of Cthulhu. The genre can be challenging to pull off in cinema, but plenty of films have tried to capture the terror of the unknown and unimaginable. Everything from stories of paranoia to questions about reality itself has made up cosmic horror in cinema.

They are:

  1. The Thing
  2. In the Mouth of Madness
  3. Event Horizon
  4. The Lighthouse
  5. Phantoms
  6. The Void
  7. The Mist
  8. Bird Box
  9. Color Out of Space
  • KrauerkingEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Its unpleasant and doesn’t care if you don’t get it. Cosmic Horror.

    But like that’s the actual point. A plot that just keeps happening cause something beyond the realm of human comprehension or comfort just steam rolling the plot while the humans try to keep a grip.

    Horror is mostly about the feeling and adrenaline you get from the tension anyways. Hellraiseright be one of the best horror movies as well but it’s for a crowd that likes body horror and it nails its vibes perfectly. Like Event Horizon nails “Space is Hell”