Cosmic Horror
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..."
- Wikipedia
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Let's not kink shame. The Gaiman accusations AFAICT involve BDSM sessions and a deficiency of communication (ie. a failure of the essential rule in said culture), so let's also refrain from insinuating intent. To put it bluntly, and purely academic, BDSM is nothing without power dynamics and some have trouble keeping those concepts sandboxed within the specific events' environments.
Ha! I saw him at the Schnitz a little while ago, and made a joke to my partner that I had no idea Spider Jerusalem jammed with Nick Cave! Thanks for reminding me of that head canon. 🤣🤘🏽
That's not what the claims are:
People can do what they like but lack of consent isn't "a deficiency of communication".
The specifics of said events are not detailed and assuming that they pertain to an entire session rather than specific acts is unwise and unhelpful. I'm in no way condoning either. Accuracy in fact-checking is paramount.