The phrase “cosmic horror” conjures up images of massive tentacled beasts that defy all aspects of human understanding. Monsters created by author H.P....
The internet is a spawning pool for eldritch horror and I love the energy this generation has put into crafting whole universes with their collective creativity. It's not just one author anymore. Like ants collaborating on a massive colony structure for them to inhabit.
SCP is a wing of cosmic horror unto itself, with entries ranging from the merely odd to the truly mind-bending. Some of my favorites are the locations like 087. A lot of the monsters are goofy but show their modern origins and I'm here for it. It shows that urban legends will never leave us.
Speaking of, a lot of modern monsters and cryptids have disturbing and insightful morphologies. The origins are always indistinct or non-existent but the real horror is in their tangibility. They've strayed into our universe by means of the mundane and thus bastardized the ordinary. A man in a suit becomes Slender Man. An electronic warning system becomes Siren Head.
Sometimes it is we who stray from our universe and end up in the Backrooms. What was once the exclusive domain of dreams is now possible in waking reality. Dreamlike logic and distortions blend with nostalgia and memory to create a collective nightmare realm. What dwells there, if anything, is usually a product of our neglect and guilty conscience.
Corruption of nostalgia yields seemingly endless variety when a ubiquitous pop culture icon becomes a unkillable eldritch abomination. Garfield has never been as voracious. "I'm sorry, Jon," he repeats, with unceasing malevolence and unending hunger. He must consume all, become all.
I imagine that what we create collectively here in the rich, swirling energy of the still developing internet will fascinate future generations as they trace the evolution of their own cosmic horrors back to this cesspit of cultural DNA. Oh, what otherworldly and unfathomable horrors shall crawl forth to devour the minds of their forebears!
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I'm trying to remote into my Deck desktop. I have tried a number of things, searched all day, and I can't find anything that actually works.
Steam Link does NOT work as advertised. I can stream my PC (Win11) desktop TO my deck with a Fair connection and no issues. But my PC can NOT connect the other way, it always shows Slow connection and steamdeck offline. I'm on a wired home LAN and I've tried WiFi as well. I've watched "fix your SteamLink connection" videos and read everything but nothing changes it.
AnyDesk was pulled from Flatpak, so every search suggesting that option seems to be null and void. I don't know if or how any other version of Linux AnyDesk might work, or how. And I can't find anything other than "It's on Discover". Not anymore it isn't.
KDE Connect doesn't seem to do much other than let me transfer files. I can mouse click but not move the mouse. I don't see many options here to get it to do what I need.
I want to remotely navigate the Desktop mode from my Windows PC. It shouldn't be this hard. Anyone encounter or understand a solution that could explain it in better than one sentence worth? I'm trying to learn but it's just brutal out there.
In honor of the holiday, take a tour through Lovecraftian Americana. Eight locations within the United States that influenced Lovecraft's writing. Lovecraft was famously moored to New England, specifically Providence, RI. But locations both close and wildly distant did draw his attention and became the source for some of his...
The intersection of queerness and horror has been fervently dissected these last few years, and now the junction feels more like dated gospel than innovative speculation. The “why’s” may range from otherness to villain empathy, but it is, without a doubt, a genre that resonates with us. Today, the horror genre remains a...
There are roughly eighteen thousand, nine-hundred and fifty two listicles on the internet declaring unambiguously to be the definitive listicle of COSMIC HORROR MOVIES. I don't wanna post any of 'em. I wanna talk about mine. And yours. If you find this concept valid and worthwhile, that is. I wanna know what you all consider...
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Cthulhu Explained: After a Long Slumber, Cosmic Terror Rises From the Sea (www.belloflostsouls.net)
Created in 1928, the mythos of Cthulhu is still a relevant and wildly popular part of pop culture and horror to this day.
Tim White (1952 – 2020) - Cover for ‘The Mask of Cthulhu’, 1987
Shub-Niggurath by JasonEngle on @DeviantArt
The Emotional Rise of Cosmic Horror (bloody-disgusting.com)
The phrase “cosmic horror” conjures up images of massive tentacled beasts that defy all aspects of human understanding. Monsters created by author H.P....
The Colour Out Of Space by Ihor Vitkovskyi
I didn't notice until after I looked at the picture.
Older Gods: A Faithful Lovecraftian Horror Tale (horrorobsessive.com)
Older Gods understands Lovecraftian terror, when an Eldrich god's cult targets a man searching for answers about his friend's death.
5 Never-Adapted Lovecraft Stories That Are Perfect For TV Anthology (startefacts.com)
While some of the author's works have been adapted more than once, these five remain relatively unknown and beg for a faithful adaptation.
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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023) | PG-13 | 86 min | max streaming
Based on a three-issue comic book miniseries under DC Comics' Elseworlds imprint....
"Dagon" - Andrey Fetisov
Living Lovecraft: 10 Real World Locations Behind the Horror (www.atlasobscura.com)
In honor of the holiday, take a tour through Lovecraftian Americana. Eight locations within the United States that influenced Lovecraft's writing. Lovecraft was famously moored to New England, specifically Providence, RI. But locations both close and wildly distant did draw his attention and became the source for some of his...
After some heavy rains, we discovered this monster by the driveway, that cap is bigger than my fist!
Why Movies Need more Lovecraft (movieweb.com)
Few things have been as influential to modern storytelling as the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Here's why we need more.
[cover art] The Aliens Among Us, 1969 by Paul Lehr
"Site 13" trailer & release info (moviesandmania.com)
‘He is in the world’ Site 13 is a 2023 American cosmic horror film about a doctor who awakens from a catatonic state in a mental institution
Mean Ghouls: When Does Queer Horror Get To Sit At The Table? (horrorpress.com)
The intersection of queerness and horror has been fervently dissected these last few years, and now the junction feels more like dated gospel than innovative speculation. The “why’s” may range from otherness to villain empathy, but it is, without a doubt, a genre that resonates with us. Today, the horror genre remains a...
The most Definitive Listicle on the Vast and Incomprehensible Interweb, or, An Interrogation into Cosmic Horror
There are roughly eighteen thousand, nine-hundred and fifty two listicles on the internet declaring unambiguously to be the definitive listicle of COSMIC HORROR MOVIES. I don't wanna post any of 'em. I wanna talk about mine. And yours. If you find this concept valid and worthwhile, that is. I wanna know what you all consider...
Cosmic Horror: Your Guide to Incomprehensible Terrors (www.tckpublishing.com)
Discover what cosmic horror is, its origins, and examples, plus find out whether it's a great genre for you to dive into!
HPL : Nyarlathotep Rising Official Trailer (youtu.be)
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising, an oversized Lovecraftian narrative RPG game in which your choices write the story and decide the fate of many...
Landon Cider on Finding Drag, Being Inspired by David Bowie & More | Billboard Cover (www.billboard.com)
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula season three winner Landon Cider talks to Billboard about finding drag, being inspired by David Bowie and Stephen Sondheim, and more!