How to Show Cosmic Dread - Why Cosmic Horror is Hard to Make (Part 2)
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PublishedOct 23, 2023
Duration12:50
Video ID183h4wNMRMM
Languageen
CategoryFilm & Animation
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views50.3K
Likes3.1K
Comments221
Engagement Rate6.59%
Likes per 100 views6.15
Comments per 1K views4.39
Video Tags
#screened#cosmic horror#horror#annihilation#2001: a space odyssey#the void#the mist#in the mouth of madness#cthulhu#h.p. lovecraft#lovecraftian#video essay#cosmic dread#the empty man#chernobyl#the lighthouse#panic attack scene#cosmic horror monster#why cosmic horror is hard to make#how to show cosmic dread
Description
We expand on our first video about Cosmic Horror to talk about how to show the illusive feeling of cosmic dread in a movie or story. To do so we take a look at H.P. Lovecraft’s past because the answer might lie in the man’s fears.
Video essay made by Moises & Sergio Velasquez
■ Part 1:
https://youtu.be/8OTO7Rqln9Q?si=7Dnm6EjWqLRKdPyi
■ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Lovecraft's Fears
4:38 - Lovecraftian Horror
6:47 - Overwhelmed (examples)
■ Music:
-'The Old Ones' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
-'Decoherence' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
-'Hour Of The Witch' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
-'The Distant Sun' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
-'The Encounter' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
-'The Spaces Between' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
#Cosmichorror #Movies #Lovecraft