Interview: Laird Barron on Cosmic Horror
Since the debut of his first published work, "Shiva, Open Your Eye" in 2001 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, author Laird Barron has become a leading voice in cosmic horror, weird, and crime fiction. Across five novels
The Architecture of Woe
We live amidst the dead temples of slumbering, industrial gods. What will we do if they wake once more? by Kurt Schiller // Illustration by Sam Hindman This novel dramatic paraphernalia consisted first of all of the Gothic castle, with
Space Madness: A Primer
From Alien and Solaris to Event Horizon, sci-fi horror has found dark meaning in the psychological terror of space.
The Cosmic Sexuality of Stuart Gordon
Unpacking the hilarious, off-putting, otherworldly sexuality of From Beyond and Re-Animator by Ryan E. Torgeson The fiction of H.P. Lovecraft is well-known to readers for recurring themes of alienation, the ever growing fear of the unknown, and an overall hostile and
The Call of the Void
Cosmic horror's philosophy of cosmic nihilism is a tempting lens through which to examine our own existence. But at what cost?
Gnostic Horror and the Fall into History
The combination of cosmic horror with gnostic themes and thought is a perfect encapsulation of the antipathy of modernity to human lives and suffering.