Join the weird, the Eldritch, existentialism, and cosmic forces with this carefully selected list of cosmic horror books.
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Book Review: Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill (2010)
A gothic haunted house novel full of nightmarish images, disturbing terrors and are a mix of occult and cosmic horrors.
Continue readingMovie Review: Incantation (2022)
A Taiwanese found footage folk horror that has a great scary atmosphere and a surprising twist at the end.
Continue readingBook Review: Joey Leonard’s Last Horror Movie Marathon by Kevin Lucia (2023)
A very entertaining cosmic horror novella with a humorous tone, gory bits and a surprising ending.
Continue readingBook Review: I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House by Ben Farthing (2023)
A nightmarish cosmic horror novella with creepy clowns, and a dad who wants to protect his son.
Continue readingBook Review: I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall by Ben Farthing (2024)
A journey into cosmic horrors with creepy mannequins and themes like aging and identity in changing times.
Continue readingBook Review: I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing (2023)
A cosmic horror novella with creepy puppets and themes like grief and nostalgia and an uncanny atmosphere.
Continue readingBook Review: House of Rot by Danger Slater (2023)
Book Review: Edenville by Sam Rebelein (2023)
A cosmic horror with absurd humor, vile creatures, other worlds and a meta story and a creepy little town.
Continue readingBook Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (2020)
A cosmic adventure with a lot of witty humor and nightmarish images and fun characters.
Continue readingBook Review: Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero (2017)
Movie Review: Await Further Instructions (2018)
A science fiction cosmic horror that tears apart a dysfunctional family at Christmas Dinner.
Continue readingBook Review: I Found Christmas Lights Slithering Up My Street by Ben Farthing (2023)
A very imaginative story about grief and very scary Christmas Lights taking over the neighborhood and its people.
Continue readingBook Review: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (2023)
An original and very entertaining take on the haunted house genre with a delightful voice that lifts up the story.
Continue readingBook Review: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (2025)
A supernatural mystery tale that offers a new original take on the haunted house genre with some cosmic horror vibes.
Continue readingBook review: The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho yeeun (2019)
A very unusual and bizarre story that discusses existential themes, with a magical realism plot and a very endearing and accessible style.
Continue readingStranger Things Season 4 Recap: Who, what, where, when, why and how
TV Review: The OA Season 2 (2019)
Movie Review: The Void (2016)
Movie Review: Hellions (2015)
Movie Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Movie Review: Prince of Darkness (1987)
Amulet (2020) Explained
Amulet seems to be a straightforward film, with supernatural tropes of a scary decrepit house and something demonic hiding in the attic, but things aren’t always what they seem. So, let’s discuss Amulet, its big revelation and what it was really about.
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Castle Rock Season 1 & 2 Explained: Who is The Kid
Castle Rock season 1 left us with an underwhelming ending and a lot of questions after piling up mystery upon mystery. But the biggest question remains who The Kid really was. Was he really the Devil, or in fact an alternate Henry Deaver, or maybe something else entirely? Let’s explore some theories. And maybe the second season can provide us with some answers?
Continue readingBook Review: Summer of Night by Dan Simmons (1991)
Channel Zero Season 4: The Dream Door Explained
Channel Zero Season 4: The Dream Door is maybe the least mysterious or complicated story of this anthology series. Still, there are some things to discuss and more importantly praise the hero/villain of the story Pretzel Jack played by the gifted Troy James.
Continue readingBook Review: The Wise Friend by Ramsey Campbell (2020)
Book Review: Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor (2015)
TV Review: Stranger Things Season 3 (2019)
Stranger Things brings more fun, more scares, a bigger monster and is more epic than ever before.
Continue readingBook Review: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (2016)
Lovecraft Country shows with powerful entertainment how supernatural horror can be more easily defeated than racist horrors.
Continue readingTV Review: Stranger Things Season 2 (2017)
Stranger Things turns eighties nostalgic science fiction adventure into cosmic horror.
Continue readingBook Review: John Dies at the End by David Wong (2007)
John Dies at the End is an out-of-the-box hilarious, weird, original rollercoaster of cosmic horror and chaos.
Continue readingTV Review: Stranger Things Season 1 (2016)
Stranger Things is a wonderfully, fantastical, delightful, epic and sometimes scary nostalgic throwback to the eighties.
Continue readingMovie Review: House (1986)
Movie Review: The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Channel Zero Season 3: Butcher’s Block Explained
Channel Zero Butcher’s Block deals with some pretty weird monsters and a very strange family and at the same time it deals with a very serious mental illness that has a life changing impact. In this article these themes and creatures will be connected.
Continue readingTV Review: Channel Zero Season 3: Butcher’s Block (2018)
Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block is a tour de force of mental and physical horror within a most surreal tale.
Continue readingChannel Zero Season 2: No End House Explained
Although No End House might seem to be a straightforward story, there are some things that are a bit mysterious. So let’s discuss the main themes and some weird unexplained events.
Continue readingTV Review: Channel Zero Season 2: No End House (2017)
Book Review: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2000)
Movie Review: The Thing (1982)
The Thing is a monumental body horror that also has claustrophobic tension and psychological horror to offer.
Continue readingStarfish (2018) Explained
Starfish is a very elusive film that speaks on a highly emotional level. Although the main theme is clear and is about grief, guilt and forgiveness, what lies underneath might be more difficult to grasp. In this article I will discuss how the events can be viewed from different perspectives.
Continue readingMovie Review: Starfish (2018)
Starfish is a cosmic apocalyptic tale about grief and guilt, that is of stunning visual beauty.
Continue readingChannel Zero Season 1: Candle Cove: Explained
Channel Zero Season 1 Candle Cove is a very elusive and mysterious story that plays out on a visceral level without explaining explicitly what is happening. In this article I will discuss the Tooth Child, the tv show Candle Cove and the events that followed.
Continue readingTV Review: Channel Zero Season 1: Candle Cove (2016)
Channel Zero: Candle Cove is a surreal nightmare come to life in a unique and brilliant way.
Continue readingMovie Review: Spring (2014)
Spring dives into romantic body horror with a Lovecraftian twist that is as endearing as it is gruesome.
Continue readingGraphic Novel Review: Uzumaki by Junji Ito (2010)
Movie Review: Here Comes Hell (2019)
Here Comes Hell is a mix of different ages and different tropes that releases campy demonic terror.
Continue readingShort Story Review: The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft (1927)
Movie Review: Color Out of Space (2019)
Movie Review: Underwater (2020)
Movie Review: Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm is a wondrously weird coming of age tale that mixes pure nightmare horror with a big heart.
Continue readingBook Review: The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (1908)
The House on the Borderland takes you on a hallucinatory and confusing trip through time and space.
Continue readingBook Review: The Sea of Ash by Scott Thomas (2009)
Book Review: The Fisherman by John Langan (2016)
The Fisherman is a well-crafted tale of cosmic horror with a unique appealing structure.
Continue readingMovie Review: Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)
TV Review: Locke & Key Season 1 (2020)
Wounds (2019) Explained
If you just saw Wounds you might feel a little confused or disappointed. You think what the heck did I just watch? This movie had no story, was pointless and hollow. So let’s take a look at what the film really was all about.
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