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Cosmic Horror

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"cosmic horror... is a subgenre of horror fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible more than gore or other elements of shock... themes of cosmic dread, forbidden and dangerous knowledge, madness, non-human influences on humanity, religion and superstition, fate and inevitability, and the risks associated with scientific discoveries... the sense that ordinary life is a thin shell over a reality that is so alien and abstract in comparison that merely contemplating it would damage the sanity of the ordinary person, insignificance and powerlessness at the cosmic scale..."

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Monoliths ofk! (mander.xyz)
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...definitely not from outer space.

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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

All Praise the Monolith

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

JUSTICE FOR PRAGG SNARBO!!!!

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Visitors by Clifford D Simak

[–] ProfessorPeregrine@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago

I have this book!

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

GIF of Tony Stark saying "I want one" and Pepper responding "No"

[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 3 months ago

I just feel better knowing that it's out there.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do Not Taunt Monolith

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

When not in use, Monolith should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Monolith—Wacky Products Incorporated and its parent company, GlobalChemical Unlimited—of any and all liability.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Monolith May Stick to Certain Types of Skin

[–] insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I want to be a monolith.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All tomorrows flesh cube:

[–] insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm thinking more of a cyborg solarpunk kind-of-thing, but I know it doesn't really jive with this community so can't we meet half-way and go for something that fits more in a Tales from the Loop/The Electric State (artbook versions) universe?

I mean at least I wouldn't have neck pain in the Flesh Cube, but that's way too many entities for me and I still want to use a computer and maybe sauté vegetables.

[–] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

M O N O L I T H

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I was worried it was from space but then they assured me it wasn't

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

We thank you, oh Monolith, for revealing the cunning plans of your enemies to us.. May your light shine down on the souls of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in service to your will.. Onward warriors of the Monolith! Avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Monolith!