How to Write Awe-inspiring Cosmic Horror

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Published on September 27, 2022 7:55:06 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vjR_zBV3yA

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You might be a writer trying to create your own terrifying tales in the style of cosmic horror. And you might wonder how to quantify the unknowable, unseen, and downright incomprehensible onto paper.

Don’t be afraid, my friends, for I’m going to break down how to write cosmic horror to help you craft your own terrifying stories...

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Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), "Azathoth" (1922). *Howard P. Lovecraft collection.*
 Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. [https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:425216/](https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:425216/)

Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), "Azathoth" (1922). *Howard P. Lovecraft collection.*
 Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. [https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:425216/](https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:425216/)

MS Thr 414.4 (43), Houghton Library, Harvard University

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:41 What is cosmic horror?
01:38 Conflict in cosmic horror
02:28 Cosmic horror monsters
04:03 The structure of cosmic horror stories
05:49 Cosmic horror protagonists and characters