Not yet. I've read The Colonel short story that bridges both novels.
At the moment, books that are available to read for free or ones I can get from my local library are taking precedence over ones I have to buy. My local library doesn't have Echopraxia :(
Really excited to check out the 4K print of In the Mouth of Madness tonight! Been looking forward to that release for awhile now.
Stuart Gordon's Dagon film was also rereleased today. Just watched it again and while the CGI is rough, it's still a fun Lovecraft adaption worth checking out.
I don't think it's been mentioned but if it has, apologies, but Evolution (2015) is a French film that was added back to Netflix (US) again recently. It's a slow burn cosmic horror film, very much an art house film that I really enjoyed and recommend to anyone that that description appeals to.
I don't think it's been mentioned but if it has, apologies, but Evolution (2015) is a French film that was added back to Netflix (US) again recently. It's a slow burn cosmic horror film, very much an art house film that I really enjoyed and recommend to anyone that that description appeals to.
Nothing to apologise for. And thanks for the rec, i'm not in U.S. and the U.K. Flix doesn't have it. unfortunately. So i'll have to look elsewhere for it.
Nah, he was just producing it and it was a collaboration with another film company (H Collective Project). It is in Post-Production so they aren't cancelling this. They are just going to announce it another time without Gunn being the one announcing it in hopes this dies down a little more. Or just announce it without mentioning Gunn is a part of it.
So glad to see the love for In the Mouth of Madness in here. I just recently watched the Void with my wife (neither of us had seen it) and then showed her In the Mouth of Madness (i'd seen it many times) and she much preferred the latter. It wasn't exactly surprising, but it's hard to know how older horror flicks will land for people who aren't genre obsessives like a lot of us.
I just read Nameless and woah...if they are making that, having a good name attached to it to sell it to make people know it won't be just a gorefest for the sake of it.
so i just watched the film Possession (1981), and that definitely has elements of cosmic horror, mainly the insanity and madness brought on by proximity to otherworldly things beyond comprehension, also has some blatant lovecraftian elements
as i watched it i kind of got flashes of The Dunwich horror, almost like it wouldn't be out of place for the movie to announce that the presence of Yog-Sothoth is whats causing everything
many of you might be familiar with the movie from one of its scenes that became well known, for others who haven't seen this before perhaps it might entice you to look into the film
so i just watched the film Possession (1981), and that definitely has elements of cosmic horror, mainly the insanity and madness brought on by proximity to otherworldly things beyond comprehension, also has some blatant lovecraftian elements
as i watched it i kind of got flashes of The Dunwich horror, almost like it wouldn't be out of place for the movie to announce that the presence of Yog-Sothoth is whats causing everything
many of you might be familiar with the movie from one of its scenes that became well known, for others who haven't seen this before perhaps it might entice you to look into the film
Some of them have social commentary or subtext (namely the original Gojira, and Shin Godzilla, but certainly others as well) with varying degrees of success, but I would say no, you are correct in your assessment.
Anything cosmic or psychological in mostly all Kaiju films (but Godzilla specifically) is usually surface level at best if it's there at all, and is not typically the focus.
Pacific Rim I would say does fall solidly into cosmic horror kaiju though.
I just went on the iplayer (the BBC's streaming service) for a completely different reason. And on the fucking front page i saw that the Beeb fucking made a series of Picnic at Hanging Rock. AND THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN 3 OF THE 6 EPISODES!!!!!!.
Why didn't any of your fuckers tell about such a show ??!?!?!? :P
You should all be ashamed of yourselves. SHAME I TELLS YA. ;P
I just went on the iplayer (the BBC's streaming service) for a completely different reason. And on the fucking front page i saw that the Beeb fucking made a series of Picnic at Hanging Rock. AND THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN 3 OF THE 6 EPISODES!!!!!!.
Why didn't any of your fuckers tell about such a show ??!?!?!? :P
You should all be ashamed of yourselves. SHAME I TELLS YA. ;P
Yeah, I haven't heard much about Picnic. Let us know if it's any good.
I don't really think of Godzilla or Pacific Rim as cosmic horror, although I don't remember much about Pacific Rim kaiju's purpose or intent on Earth (haven't seen it since theatres).
Godzilla has some elements to it, at least the latest iteration. Godzilla is a horrifying beast that basically sees humanity as an insect-like nuisance, or is completely oblivious to us. That touches on some key cosmic horror ideas (our insignificance in the universe, both in general and in the face of other beings).
Pacific Rim, I don't really see it. I think it shares a lot of visual elements that are inspired by cosmic horror. Like I said, it's been awhile since I've seen it--do we learn anything about the kaiju's homeworld or why they're attacking Earth?
But, I think both movies lack an overall theme or motif that resonates with cosmic horror. Godzilla is generally more about the overreach of humanity/creating our own destruction; Pacific Rim is about...I don't know, family? The importance of bonding?
In that way, I think something like the first Alien movie has more cosmic horror at its center. In that movie, at least, we don't know anything about the alien or its purpose, lifecycle, etc. Part of the horror of it is that you cannot reason with it or understand it in the slightest. It's beyond human understanding (until Aliens came out and we find out they're basically alien bugs :-| )
Cabin in the Woods actually has some surprising cosmic horror elements under its surface. I wish the
giant god were more than (what looks like) a giant human, based on the hand.
I just went on the iplayer (the BBC's streaming service) for a completely different reason. And on the fucking front page i saw that the Beeb fucking made a series of Picnic at Hanging Rock. AND THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN 3 OF THE 6 EPISODES!!!!!!.
Why didn't any of your fuckers tell about such a show ??!?!?!? :P
You should all be ashamed of yourselves. SHAME I TELLS YA. ;P
I had no idea Picnic got cosmic. I watched half the first episode, saw nothing but old time "high society" drama that I've seen so many times before and peaced out. Better go back to it soon.
I'm not sure who first recommended Blindsight in this thread, but good lord, thank you. One of my favorite sci-fi novels of all time. And yeah, it hits you HARD with cosmic horror in a refreshing and unique way. I was left shaken by the end, to be perfectly honest. It's hard sci-fi and is often "cold" but the cosmic horror ideas it presents, via exploring self and consciousness, are remarkably intimate and sympathetic.
Also, the portrayal of vampires (no spoilers, they're introduced early) is so clever, unique, and terrifying. Fucking ACE.
Really hoping Echopraxia matches its quality. Just bought it.
I'm not sure who first recommended Blindsight in this thread, but good lord, thank you. One of my favorite sci-fi novels of all time. And yeah, it hits you HARD with cosmic horror in a refreshing and unique way. I was left shaken by the end, to be perfectly honest. It's hard sci-fi and is often "cold" but the cosmic horror ideas it presents, via exploring self and consciousness, are remarkably intimate and sympathetic.
Also, the portrayal of vampires (no spoilers, they're introduced early) is so clever, unique, and terrifying. Fucking ACE.
Really hoping Echopraxia matches its quality. Just bought it.
Glade you enjoyed it. Blindsight was amazing. I haven't raced through a book so fast in years
And I would argue the way that the vampires of Blindsight are presented makes it the modern successor to Matheson's I Am Legend. It was that well done. It's funny; the notion of vampires in a hard sci-fi book was what made me a bit wary of checking Blindsight out for a while. And that turned out to be one of the most brilliant aspects of the novel
Edit: like it has to be a homage to I Am Legend right?
They're both rigorously tackle the concept of vampire through science and they both end with the main character realizing that they'll soon be the relic in a world where the vampire has supplanted humans.
I dont know if it qualifies as mindfuck or cosmic horror but there are definitely some scenes that caused great anxiety and distress in the movie Enemy (by Denis Villeneuve). Those scenes still haunt me.
Terrific movie too. Also this might be my favorite sub genre of film.
Oh damn. I would be IN on day one for this. Nameless was ridiculously unsettling as a comic and I believe would be even more so as a well done film adaptation.
I dont know if it qualifies as mindfuck or cosmic horror but there are definitely some scenes that caused great anxiety and distress in the movie Enemy (by Denis Villeneuve). Those scenes still haunt me.
Terrific movie too. Also this might be my favorite sub genre of film.
Personally, I don't think it does - it lacks the existential threat and I think most of the "cosmic horror" were aspects of his mindset without the influence of elder gods - but it's a great psychological thriller and one of my favourite movies of the 2010s.
Don't get me wrong, I can see where you're coming from, especially with the monster over downtown Toronto, but I feel it was more metaphorical of the main characters's psychological state than an elder god :)
Edit - I felt it was more indebted to Kafka than Lovecraft, if that makes any sense.
I haven't watch the Picinic at Hanging rock series yet (i really should get on that before it gets taken off the iplayer) But in the mean time. I have a recommendation for you lovely peoples. Now i can't remember if i've recommended this before. But i'd say Messiah of Evil would qualify as cosmic horror.
so i just watched the film Possession (1981), and that definitely has elements of cosmic horror, mainly the insanity and madness brought on by proximity to otherworldly things beyond comprehension, also has some blatant lovecraftian elements
as i watched it i kind of got flashes of The Dunwich horror, almost like it wouldn't be out of place for the movie to announce that the presence of Yog-Sothoth is whats causing everything
many of you might be familiar with the movie from one of its scenes that became well known, for others who haven't seen this before perhaps it might entice you to look into the film
This sorta feeds more into this strange ah... desire(?) I've had to see a good female warewolf transformation where the screams and wails eventually become eerie howls. I, for some reason, would think that would be really cool.
I had no idea Picnic got cosmic. I watched half the first episode, saw nothing but old time "high society" drama that I've seen so many times before and peaced out. Better go back to it soon.
Maybe we do not. I just heard of the existence of the movie from this thread today, where someone even claimed it was is post production already. I hope it is true though. It would make for a cool movie or TV series.
Maybe we do not. I just heard of the existence of the movie from this thread today, where someone even claimed it was is post production already. I hope it is true though. It would make for a cool movie or TV series.
Can't find the post rn, but there was an earlier thread about the SDCC where folks said it turned out to be some low-budget horror film directed by his brother or something. It understandably got overwhelmed by the firing news.
So I just watched John Dies at the End. Dunno how i missed it. For years, I kept confusing it for that Tucker and Dale vs Evil movie. Easy mistake. This movie was what I define as cosmic horror, and I loved it. That there's no sequel or series of these movies is criminal. More of this, please.
Wanted to love The Void, but it was too try hard. In the Mouth of Madness was the last great movie I've seen in this category.
So I just watched John Dies at the End. Dunno how i missed it. For years, I kept confusing it for that Tucker and Dale vs Evil movie. Easy mistake. This movie was what I define as cosmic horror, and I loved it. That there's no sequel or series of these movies is criminal.
Yeah, i'm a huge fan of these 'constantine' style heroes. Regular people with insane knowledge of otherwordly shit utilizing tools and techniques to fight off great evil. You know, Supernatural before the Angels and Demon crap, or Constantine (all versions), or Grimm if it didn't completely and absolutely suck. One of my guilty horror literary pleasures (which is definitely cut from the cosmic horror cloth) is the THE LEVI STOLTZFUS SERIES by Brian Keene. That crosses over into his Earthworm Gods series which is clearly lovecraftian. I know, I know, it's not high brow stuff, but It's my favorite type of horror fiction. I"m always on the lookout for stuff like this in books but especially in film or tv.
Hoped to stumble onto new stuff here. While there hasn't been much, at least this movie was dope.
