14 Brutal And Frightening Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Movies That Fill You With Fear Of Unknown
5,673Have you ever been crippled by the unknown, some unknown entity waiting to pounce out of the dark and throw you into a vortex you can’t get out of? Welcome to the world of cosmic horror, a term often synonymous with Lovecraftian. Named after the pioneer of the subgenre, H.P Lovecraft’s horror stories transcended beyond the realms of gothic and supernatural fiction. Inspired by the philosophy “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” Lovecraft’s works are known to revolve around two distinct lore: The Cthulhu Mythos and The Dream Cycle. While protagonists of the Mythos fight against the cosmic horror of the unknown and deadly, the protagonists of the dream cycle are introduced to the world of dreamscapes, which are equally horrifying. Lovecraft was one of the most prominent authors of the horror genre in the twentieth century. Without further ado, let’s dive into our list of movies guaranteed to frighten you with cosmic anxiety. Not all of the movies we are going to mention are direct adaptations of Lovecraft’s stories, but they do possess the power to exploit your phobias.
The astonishingly brilliant poster of a woman wrapped in tentacles is from a dark horror comedy movie called The Horror of H.P. Lovecraft.