Cosmic Horror
Some truths break the mind that finds them
Horror of vast, indifferent forces beyond human understanding, where knowledge itself is dangerous and sanity is fragile.
- Styles
- Novel · Cinematic · Literary · Pulp, or Random
- Aisle
- Horror
Begin with
The Survey of Halloway Bay
You are mapping the seabed off a fishing town. The sonar keeps returning the outline of a city, and each day it is closer to shore.
Your role: A marine surveyor
The Correct Number of Stars
As an amateur astronomer, you notice one new star in the sky. Tonight there are two, and the people in your town have started humming in their sleep.
Your role: An amateur astronomer
Errata
You proofread academic papers. A paper on ancient languages contains a word that, once read, cannot be forgotten, and you have read it.
Your role: A university proofreader
Start a premise as written, or make it yours with your own hero, style, tropes and intensity. Every scene after the first is written around your choices.
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