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10 Greatest Cosmic Horror Movies of All Time | cbr.com
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Despite the name, Cosmic Horror doesn't specifically refer to space. It's more a reference to scale - horror so massive it makes mankind look insignificant. Cosmic Horror is also called "Lovecraftian Horror", although that now tends to be used more specifically for stuff involving Tue Cthulhu mythos or the actual works of Lovecraft - like The Color out of Space, which is based on his story of the same name.
Anyway, the point is that Cosmic Horror is about unknowable, existential threats to humanity, not necessarily stuff from the stars.
In the Mouth of Madness qualifies. Annihilation as well.