Dav09@lemmy.ml to Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHigh Strangeness [Discussion]lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareKreekyBonez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoand the lasting feeling that you’ll never understand it, and any serious effort to learn more will inevitably drive you to insanity. to me, staring into the uncaring abyss and feeling hopelessly lost and powerless, is a key feature of cosmic horror.
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and the lasting feeling that you’ll never understand it, and any serious effort to learn more will inevitably drive you to insanity. to me, staring into the uncaring abyss and feeling hopelessly lost and powerless, is a key feature of cosmic horror.