Looking Back on the Grounded Cosmic Horror of ‘True Detective’ 10 Years Later

“From the dusty mesa, her looming shadow grows.” 10 years ago, these ominous lyrics (courtesy of the alternative country duo The Handsome Family) introduced us to a horrific world of crime, conspiracy and multi-layered madness in the infamous intro to HBO’s hit show, True Detective. From that very first episode, we all knew this was […]

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Cosmic Horror Title ‘Rotten Flesh’ Sees You Searching for Your Dog in the Sewer [Trailer]

Fresh off of releasing The Voidness earlier this year, developer Steelkrill Studio is at it again with a new cosmic horror title called Rotten Flesh. Releasing on Steam, the game sees you on the search for Roy, your lost dog, which takes you deep into the sewers where Roy was lost. However, something else can […]

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Six Disturbing Moments of Cosmic Horror in Video Games

As Lovecraft once put it, “the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown,” which I think perfectly summarizes why cosmic horror stories are so effective. Commonly defined as a subgenre of fiction that derives scares from existential and/or incomprehensible threats, cosmic horror presents us with situations where knowledge isn’t necessarily […]

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Cosmic Horror VR Game ‘Broken Spectre’ Releases June 21 [Trailer]

Cosmic horror and VR screams untapped potential. Which is probably why developer Games by Stitch are looking to capitalize on it with Broken Spectre, which was announced to be heading to the Meta Quest on June 21. The announcement was accompanied by a new trailer that debuted at the UploadVR Summer Showcase. From the mind […]

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New Overview Trailer for ‘Luna Abyss’ Showcases the Game’s Environments [Video]

Developer Bonsai Collective has released a new trailer for their in-development Cosmic Horror shooter Luna Abyss. Debuting just ahead of its GDC appearance later this week, the new Luna Abyss trailer provides a better look at the game’s environments, demonstrating many of the game’s locations in full detail for the first time. Described as a […]

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Trailer Released for Cosmic Horror Web Series ‘The Unknowable’ from ‘The Den’ Director Zachary Donohue

We here at Bloody Disgusting are huge fans of Zachary Donohue‘s The Den, which is undoubtedly one of the scariest movies to come out of the 2010s. So it brings us great pleasure to announce that the trailer for Donohue’s next project has been released and it’s for a horror web series called The Unknowable, […]

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Cosmic Kaiju: The Lovecraftian Horrors of Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’

King Kong has the rare honor of being one of few Universal Monsters that weren’t adapted from any existing media, having been created exclusively to terrify filmgoers. While the original 1933 film wasn’t exactly a horror flick, presenting itself as an adventurous trek through dinosaur-infested jungles with some melodramatic romance thrown in for good measure, […]

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ 15 Years Later – A Shining Example of Cosmic Horror Done Right

While we often take it for granted during the rushed blur of our daily lives, a single glance up at the sky should make it pretty obvious why primitive cultures once worshipped the sun. That’s why it’s no surprise that our nearest star has been a prominent figure in storytelling all the way from Egyptian […]

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Brass Token Drops Teaser for Cosmic Horror Action Game ‘The Chant’, Coming This Fall [Trailer]

Remember last year during Summer Games Fest when Brass Token announced their third-person action horror game The Chant? Don’t worry, it’s been a while. Well, developer Brass Token have not only dropped a new teaser trailer for the game courtesy of Gamespot, but have also announced a release date of October 2022 for PlayStation 5, […]

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‘The Mothman Prophecies’ – Cosmic Cryptozoology Horror Movie Is Still Thrilling 20 Years Later

Cryptozoology is woefully underexplored in popular culture. Sure, we have a handful of entertaining bigfoot flicks and even Zak Penn and Werner Herzog’s experimental Incident at Loch Ness, but where’s our big budget Jersey Devil thrillers? Or how about some Chupacabra-related mysteries? Having grown up on a steady diet of late-night Discovery Channel and questionable […]

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[Review] Cosmic Horror Courtship Goes Awry in Eldritch Terror Dating Sim ‘Sucker For Love: First Date’

I’d imagine the world of dating has become more terrifying than ever before thanks to the events of the past two years. All that time cut off from the wider physical world contorts the social experience into a kind of lucky dip where you’re less likely to find a diamond, and far far more likely […]

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