Genre & subgenre
Cosmic horror
Also known as: Lovecraftian horror, weird fiction
A genre evoking dread of vast, indifferent forces beyond human comprehension that dwarf and unsettle humanity.
Cosmic horror in fiction: 4 works
The story is the touchstone of cosmic horror, evoking dread of vast indifferent entities.
AM's boundless, incomprehensible hatred evokes horror at a power beyond human scale.
Area X's incomprehensible, transformative force evokes dread beyond human understanding.
The Shimmer's incomprehensible, transformative influence evokes dread beyond human reckoning.