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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NIGHT SILENCE Lovecraftian creature feature - trailer - MOVIES and MANIA (moviesandmania.com)

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"Night Silence is a 2024 horror film about an old man who encounters inexplicable deaths and dark secrets at a nursing home. The movie blends “Lovecraftian horror with the true fears of ageing.”

Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski (Hellhole; Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight and its sequel; Playground) from a screenplay co-written with Pawel Maslona and Mirella Zaradkiewicz.

The movie stars Maciej Damiecki, Zdzislaw Wardejn, Wlodzimierz Press, Anna Nehrebecka, Anna Korzeniecka, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Robert Wabich, Olaf Lubaszenko, Kocik-Diakonów, Joanna Balasz and Krzysztof Satala.

Plot: Octogenarian Lucjan (Maciej Damiecki) is admitted by his son to a bucolic nursing home, where he is warmly welcomed by both the residents and the facility’s staff. However, he soon uncovers a dark secret hidden in the basement. His disturbing visions begin to coincide with the deaths of several fellow residents, along with the emergence of strange, malevolent creatures that manifest every midnight..."

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

While Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight wasn't good, I'll give this a watch.