• paddirn@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Is this a literature genre, like “routine cosmic horror”? Like it’s basically the real world with Lovecraftian horrors being real, but instead of driving humanity mad, it’s just one more annoyance on top of everything else going on.

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      1 month ago

      I came into the comments with the term “casual cosmic horror” on my lips, and the same question. It’s such an enjoyable juxtaposition of themes.

      Here’s another favourite:

      a giant snake creature descending on a city at twilight, picture taken from inside a car

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        1 month ago

        Got sort of a Night Vale vibe to it I think. I’d love more of this kind of stuff!

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      1 month ago

      "Sorry boss, 2 Shiggoths were ripping apart a grieving mother apart infinite times on the road. "

      Boss: “Ymg’ l’ ah mgah’n’ghft yogor llll yar. Mg bthnkornah ch’nglui’ahog fahf yah’or’nanah”

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      1 month ago

      very non-specific answer but SCP is a fictional institution tasked with [REDACTED] circumstances like the OP.

      https://lemmy.world/c/scp is the local thing, there’s a wiki there and here if you want to dive into endless content, nobody owns it