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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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A new universe of horror has been brought to life in this terrifying coloring book, containing over 60 artworks inspired by H. P. Lovecraft and other writers of cosmic horror.

Illustrated by Juan and Santiago Celle, this nightmarish collection of artworks imagine a group of intrepid astronauts venturing into the cosmic realm. Here they are beset by a series of unforeseen horrors, including tentacled monsters who envelop their space vehicle, skeletal creatures who stalk them by night and super-strong robots who tears unwitting humans limb from limb.

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

This would be a perfect April Fool gift for my wife, who loves scifi and colouring, but not icky things.