EuclidianMisery
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- Jun 16, 2026
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I'll be brief here but its my favorite sub-genre of horror and one I feel most people do not understand.
And by people, I mean YouTubers and Media Literary figures.
What Cosmic Horror is in laymen's terms is: Humanity is unable to control reality. There are forces greater than us with unique traits we cannot perceive nor understand. Should we attempt to understand then it will make us feel very bad, perhaps insane or the mere fact is too much some turn to suicide instead. Do you need insanity in a cosmic horror story? Well what is insanity? What even is it when we keep changing the definition of 'sanity' every decade or so. A decade prior it was insane to think we would accept paying microtransactions in single player videos games, and a decade before that much more insane to release a broken-buggy game on day one. Genuine insanity is the full refusal of reality, all senses voluntarily cut off and left to one's own shadowy hell of misery. Insanity can be a broad spectrum of things and I believe Even Horizon is a great 'Vermillion' example of cosmic madness. I won't spoil anything, just know what they find on those videos is a perfect 'stained' example of cosmic madness. One from such forces that it makes the old crew do 'horrible' things to each other. Its the type of creative decision that shows insanity isn't just some fool muttering to himself. No. It can be something else. Something messy. Violent. Cursed. Just simply f***ing awful.
Rant done.
What is your favorite piece of cosmic horror media?
I'll reply and respond with some good recommendations of my own.
And by people, I mean YouTubers and Media Literary figures.
What Cosmic Horror is in laymen's terms is: Humanity is unable to control reality. There are forces greater than us with unique traits we cannot perceive nor understand. Should we attempt to understand then it will make us feel very bad, perhaps insane or the mere fact is too much some turn to suicide instead. Do you need insanity in a cosmic horror story? Well what is insanity? What even is it when we keep changing the definition of 'sanity' every decade or so. A decade prior it was insane to think we would accept paying microtransactions in single player videos games, and a decade before that much more insane to release a broken-buggy game on day one. Genuine insanity is the full refusal of reality, all senses voluntarily cut off and left to one's own shadowy hell of misery. Insanity can be a broad spectrum of things and I believe Even Horizon is a great 'Vermillion' example of cosmic madness. I won't spoil anything, just know what they find on those videos is a perfect 'stained' example of cosmic madness. One from such forces that it makes the old crew do 'horrible' things to each other. Its the type of creative decision that shows insanity isn't just some fool muttering to himself. No. It can be something else. Something messy. Violent. Cursed. Just simply f***ing awful.
Rant done.
What is your favorite piece of cosmic horror media?
I'll reply and respond with some good recommendations of my own.
