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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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Clowns are as scary as fk (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Turtles are pretty good. Strong shells and feets for marching.

[–] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Praise Dog!

(Elden Ring meme)

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

“Try finger dog!”

How I desperately wish Elden Ring let us use the word “pet,” so I could have wrote that in front of Miriel.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

She's a cosmic turtle. So probably a marine turtle is more appropriate.

Still a beauty.