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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Are we allowed to post our own work? (lemm.ee)

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Direct link to my story, "The Grasp of Midnight’s Thorn" on a different Lemmy instance:

https://sh.itjust.works/post/27303439

This genre is actually my favorite and makes up most of my own writing.

I checked the rules and didn’t see anything against posting our own work, but if it’s not allowed, I’m happy to take it down.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This seems like a niche enough genre to not have to worry about self promotion taking over. Do you post on royal road or somewhere similar?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'm not familiar with royal road and I'm only just now getting brave enough to post my stuff out to the world, but I'll check it out. Thanks!