Cosmic Horror in Film

[kauec]

I would count it for sure. Not Cthuluian but still cosmic in nature.

Also, it is an incredible film. One of the greatest sci-fi films of the 21st century in my opinion.

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Absolutely agree with this. Such an underrated gem, I was in awe the whole movie.

 

[astro]

I would be interested in more contemporary recommendations

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Thread's pretty much covered everything so far I think, maybe not including up coming releases.

 

[Shy]

If you haven't watched Love Death & Robots yet, there's one episode in it that's a pretty good take on a classic cosmic horror concept.

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Beyond the Aquila Rift ended up being one of my favorites for that exact reason. Otherwise the rest of the series is just really good sci-fi apart from two episodes which just sort of suck.

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Already watched it. It was some good stuffs.

 

[Vyrak]

Anyone have any luck bypassing the Sound from the Deep region lock? Tried Hola VPN with no luck.

 

[Shy]

Anyone have any luck bypassing the Sound of the Deep region lock? Tried Aloha VPN with no luck.

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What's that ? i've not heard of it.

 

[Vyrak]

What's that ? i've not heard of it.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7213856/

It got posted online but seems to be region locked to Finland. https://areena.yle.fi/1-3551253

 

[Bold One]

Thread's pretty much covered everything so far I think, maybe not including up coming releases.

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Can't say I've seen anything in this category since Endless.

 

[Shy]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7213856/

It got posted online but seems to be region locked to Finland. https://areena.yle.fi/1-3551253

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Hmm. I just tried my VPN using a Helsinki server. No joy.

 

[astro]

Can't say I've seen anything in this category since Endless.

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I think that might be the latest one, it's not exactly a stacked genre in film unfortunately. There are some suggestions on the previous page that might fit too.

Mandy has elements of cosmic horror, but it's not a perfect fit.

 

[Rackham]

Would be cool to have a list of everything in the thread so far in one post

 

[astro]

Would be cool to have a list of everything in the thread so far in one post

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Go for it! :p

 

[More_Badass]

I think that might be the latest one, it's not exactly a stacked genre in film unfortunately. There are some suggestions on the previous page that might fit too.

Mandy has elements of cosmic horror, but it's not a perfect fit.

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Eggers' upcoming The Lighthouse sounds like it might fit. At very least, Lovecraft's been mentioned as an influence

 

[Fonst]

I think that might be the latest one, it's not exactly a stacked genre in film unfortunately. There are some suggestions on the previous page that might fit too.

Mandy has elements of cosmic horror, but it's not a perfect fit.

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I was so disappointed with Mandy, I feel it only has elements if you just watch the trailer. Otherwise it is just drugs and a silly cult.

 

[Vyrak]

While I wouldn't call it a "good" movie, I just saw Starfish and it has plenty of elements of cosmic horror. It is a very meandering movie, but there are some cool moments worth checking out.

 

[Deleted member 8257]

Just watched Tumbbad. What a ride.

The VVitch + ....Wall Street?? Set against the backdrop of colonial India.

 

[Doomsayer]

I was so disappointed with Mandy, I feel it only has elements if you just watch the trailer. Otherwise it is just drugs and a silly cult.

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The trailer for Mandy I think set so many people up for disappointment.

That is 2 hours of my life I will never get back.

 

[Omegasquash]

Hmm. I just tried my VPN using a Helsinki server. No joy.

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It's available on a DVD compilation that my wife grabbed me as a holiday gift. You can find it here:

https://arkhambazaar.com/films/h-p-lovecraft-film-festival-best-of-2017-collection-dvd/

$20 plus shipping, it looks like. Not exactly high production material for all the titles all the way through, but you can tell that the people behind the compilation really love what they're doing.

 

[Stinkles]

The trailer for Mandy I think set so many people up for disappointment.

That is 2 hours of my life I will never get back.

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While I personally couldn't disagree more I completely understand why it won't work for everyone. Question though that is entirely without judgment- how old are you? - I found that the 80s teenagers in our group LOVED it and the younger folks not so much. I wonder how much of the tone and aesthetic has nostalgic overtures for us crustiest - that doesn't resonate the same way.

But one or two folks of my vintage disliked it too - or rather didn't love it.

I was surprised though that I enjoyed it more the second time. I got to see some things play out as art and character beats that I was searching for plot the first time.

And on the rewatch it's possible to look at Nic Cage as

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the instrument of the vengeful gods against the disgraces of its worshippers

which may not be intentional at all but fully works- even with the trigger that sets up his path.

 

[mbpm]

The trailer for Mandy I think set so many people up for disappointment.

That is 2 hours of my life I will never get back.

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It really was better than the movie.

But fortunately I did still like the movie. It's wild though

 

[Doomsayer]

While I personally couldn't disagree more I completely understand why it won't work for everyone. Question though that is entirely without judgment- how old are you? - I found that the 80s teenagers in our group LOVED it and the younger folks not so much. I wonder how much of the tone and aesthetic has nostalgic overtures for us crustiest - that doesn't resonate the same way.

But one or two folks of my vintage disliked it too - or rather didn't love it.

I was surprised though that I enjoyed it more the second time. I got to see some things play out as art and character beats that I was searching for plot the first time.

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i'm 30.

I didn't like it because the trailer made it seem like a completely different movie. It was artsy but it really just meandered along the majority of the time until the climax. Though by the time it got to that point in the movie I was already thoroughly disengaged.

 

[Deleted member 984]

Didn't know True Detective was cosmic horror, have never heard much about it beyond people saying they like it. Will be giving it a look though thanks

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It isn't but it has elements. Rust is based in part on Thomas Ligotti's Nihilist philosophy presented in 'Conspiracy Against the Human Race', Thomas Ligotti is very well known and respected horror writer who is very good at cosmic horror but that book is philosophy not horror, although many might find it to be. The show alludes that Rust might be seeing more in a cosmic horror sense but never really goes there.

Maybe for some viewers Rust is a form of horror due to his depressive form of nihilism but the cosmic horror is very subtle that possibly only fans of weird fiction or cosmic horror will spot. Ultimately the nihilism angle gets thrown out the window at the end so does all the interesting stuff in the series, which in my opinion almosts completly ruins the character and narrative that had been developed.

Edit: just noticed this is a bumped thread and your response is ancient. Sorry.

 

[HStallion]

I fucking love Mandy but it's really one of those films that requires being seen on a big screen in pitch black with a killer audio system. Everyone in the theater I saw it in was pretty fucking hooked but I can see why people would dislike it being a Heavy Metal tone poem and all.

 

[Deleted member 984]

While I personally couldn't disagree more I completely understand why it won't work for everyone. Question though that is entirely without judgment- how old are you? - I found that the 80s teenagers in our group LOVED it and the younger folks not so much. I wonder how much of the tone and aesthetic has nostalgic overtures for us crustiest - that doesn't resonate the same way.

But one or two folks of my vintage disliked it too - or rather didn't love it.

I was surprised though that I enjoyed it more the second time. I got to see some things play out as art and character beats that I was searching for plot the first time.

And on the rewatch it's possible to look at Nic Cage as

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the instrument of the vengeful gods against the disgraces of its worshippers

which may not be intentional at all but fully works- even with the trigger that sets up his path.

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I loved it but and prefer art house cinema anyway, not really into action films and had watched Beyond the Black Rainbow prior.

 

[Deleted member 13496]

Mandy is best watched while smoking a really strong and heavy indica.

 

[Illuminati80]

I was so disappointed with Mandy, I feel it only has elements if you just watch the trailer. Otherwise it is just drugs and a silly cult.

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I agree. In fact the only real cosmic stuff seemed to be that weird skyline they kept showing, which really flew over my head as to what it was trying to say

 

[Deleted member 1190]

Wait a second. True Detective Season 1 is cosmic horror? That is not what I thought that show was at all. Might have to get around to watching it then.

 

[Call me YHWH]

Wait a second. True Detective Season 1 is cosmic horror? That is not what I thought that show was at all. Might have to get around to watching it then.

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as GC- said very well above, it isn't really cosmic horror though you will find subtle nods to it here and again. The writers have outright denied that it's based on any cosmic horror fiction.

 

[Illuminati80]

Wait a second. True Detective Season 1 is cosmic horror? That is not what I thought that show was at all. Might have to get around to watching it then.

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Very very loosely. It's great besides that, though, so still worth a watch. Think of it more being like a serial killer who likes to drop riddles and prose that mentions Robert Chambers/Lovecraft prose

 

[Krathoon]

John Die at the End cuts out some parts from the book, but it is pretty good. It is condensed.

 

[hydro94530]

Does Harbinger Down count? I thought it was a fun movie and I love me some gritty Lance Hendrickson.

 

[Illuminati80]

I saw Overlord not too long ago. Feels sort of like a nazi scientist Re-Animator, it's pretty recent so has decent special effects

 

[Cth]

Question though that is entirely without judgment- how old are you? - I found that the 80s teenagers in our group LOVED it and the younger folks not so much. I wonder how much of the tone and aesthetic has nostalgic overtures for us crustiest - that doesn't resonate the same way.

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Speaking for myself, I'm 45. Cage was fun as usual, and the color palette/cinematography was fun, but god it was painfully boring to me and needed tighter editting.

 

[Shy]

It's available on a DVD compilation that my wife grabbed me as a holiday gift. You can find it here:

https://arkhambazaar.com/films/h-p-lovecraft-film-festival-best-of-2017-collection-dvd/

$20 plus shipping, it looks like. Not exactly high production material for all the titles all the way through, but you can tell that the people behind the compilation really love what they're doing.

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Thanks for the heads up.

 

[HStallion]

Does Harbinger Down count? I thought it was a fun movie and I love me some gritty Lance Hendrickson.

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Generally. Not a great flick but some decent SFX at points.

 

[Deleted member 57578]

My recommendations from recent films people may have missed from those listed below:
Evolution 2016
The Untamed 2016
Enemy 2014

Films mentioned in this thread so far, in order of RT%

Stalker 1979 100% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1043378-stalker
Get Out 2017 98% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/get_out
Solaris 1972 96% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solaris_1976
Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 95% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/picnic_at_hanging_rock
Starfish 2019 95% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/starfish_2018

Alien 1979 94% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alien_the_directors_cut_2007
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 93% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2001_a_space_odyssey
The Endless 2017 93% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_endless
Cabin in the Woods 2012 91% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cabin_in_the_woods
Mandy 2018 91% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mandy_2018

The Witch 2016 90% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witch_2016
Twin Peaks 1990, 2017 89% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks
Annihilation 2018 88% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annihilation
The Invitation 2016 88% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_invitation
True Detective Season 1 2014 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/true_detective_

The Shining 1980 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shining
Donnie Darko 2001 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donnie_darko
Coherence 2014 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coherence_2013
Donnie Darko 2001 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donnie_darko
The Untamed 2016 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_untamed_2017

The Whisperer in Darkness 2011 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_whisperer_in_darkness_2011
Upstream Color 2013 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upstream_color
Spring 2015 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spring_2015
Altered States 1980 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/altered_states
The Untamed 2017 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_untamed_2017

Tumbadd 2018 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumbbad
Possession 1981 85% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/possession_1983
It 2017 85% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017
The Thing 1982 84% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021244_thing
The Incident 2014 83% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_incident_2014

Evolution 2016 82% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evolution_2016
Overlord 2018 81% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/overlord_2018
Triangle 2009 80% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1212111-triangle
Apostle 2018 80% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apostle_2018
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994 78% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wes_cravens_new_nightmare

Kill List 2011 77% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_list_2011
Cloverfield 2008 77% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cloverfield
The Void 2016 76% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_void_2017
Sunshine 2007 76% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sunshine
From Beyond 1986 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/from_beyond

+1 2013 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1_2013
Dark City 1998 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_city
Honeymoon 2014 74% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/honeymoon_2014
Prometheus 2012 73% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prometheus_2012
The Mist 2007 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mist

Midnight Meat Train 2008 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008617_midnight_meat_train
Pacific Rim 2013 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pacific_rim_2013
Jacob's Ladder 1990 71% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jacobs_ladder
Enemy 2014 71% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_2013
Hellraiser 1987 69% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellraiser

Life 2017 67% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_2017
Dagon 2001 64% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dagon
The Beyond 1981 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond
Cube 1998 63%
The Beyond 1981 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond

Bird Box 2018 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bird_box
John Dies at the End 2013 61% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/john_dies_at_the_end
In The Mouth of Madness 1994 59% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_mouth_of_madness
Prince of darkness 1987 56% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prince_of_darkness
They Remain 2018 54% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/they_remain

Inccident in a Ghostland 2018 53% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/incident_in_a_ghost_land_2018
Beyond the Black Rainbow 2012 53% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond_the_black_rainbow_2012
Lifeforce 1985 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifeforce
City of the Living Dead 1980 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/city_of_the_living_dead
Dead Birds 2004 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1140781_dead_birds

Harbinger Down 2015 43% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harbinger_down
The Keep 1983 40% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/keep
Galaxy of Terror 1981 33% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1008055_galaxy_of_terror
Dreamcatcher 2003 29% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dreamcatcher
Pandorum 2009 28% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pandorum

Event Horizon 1997 27% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/event_horizon
Wishmaster 1997 23% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wishmaster
Sphere 1998 12% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sphere
Supernova 2000 10% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1084878_supernova
AM1200 2008 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/am1200

The Call of Cthulhu 2005 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_call_of_cthulhu_1969
Berserk: The Advent 2013
Noroi 2005 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noroi_the_curse
Circle 2015 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/circle_2015
Cargo 2009 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cargo_2009

Gorjia /Godzilla
Black Sugar 2013
Housewife 2017
The Curse 1987 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_curse_1987
Altitude 2010

Messiah of Evil 1973
Sound from the Deep 2017

 

[HeavenlyOne]

Not cosmic horror, or a film, but this video of the end of the universe feels like it fits the bill:

 

[DonMigs85]

Does Deepstar Six count? That traumatized me as a wee lad

 

[FaceHugger]

Fuck Event Horizon. That film gave me nightmares as a child. :C

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Saw it in the theaters as a kid. That movie inspired me to look for more material like it, leading to my love of Lovecraft.

 

[Hyun Sai]

How graphic is "The Untamed" ? Not in the mood for too gory stuff nowadays.

 

[Deleted member 41520]

Alien isn't cosmic horror, because there is nothing supernatural about it. This is just a ship and a creature, injecting anything more is your head canon.

The only person to go insane is the robot, that barely even counts.

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I'm not siding on the Alien camp but I definitely think the discovery of and journey into the alien craft on LV426 is very much a moment of cosmic horror. Exploring the absolute unknown and all the esoteric things that involves.

Once you're past that and on the ship, the cosmic horror winds right down

 

[SweetVermouth]

People are really arguing whether or not if Alien is cosmic horror when people list The Shining in this thread? lol

 

[Ithil]

I'm not siding on the Alien camp but I definitely think the discovery of and journey into the alien craft on LV426 is very much a moment of cosmic horror. Exploring the absolute unknown and all the esoteric things that involves.

Once you're past that and on the ship, the cosmic horror winds right down

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I'd call the sequence exploring the derelict ship close to the perfect level of cosmic horror and unknown unease, frankly. I've rarely seen the level of eeriness in any other film.

 

[Deleted member 41520]

I'd call the sequence exploring the derelict ship close to the perfect level of cosmic horror and unknown unease, frankly. I've rarely seen the level of eeriness in any other film.

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Fully agreed. Those 15-25 minutes are the epitome of cosmic horror. Although as I said the cosmic horror quickly disappears once we're back on the Nostromo.

 

[HStallion]

Fully agreed. Those 15-25 minutes are the epitome of cosmic horror. Although as I said the cosmic horror quickly disappears once we're back on the Nostromo.

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The android also going insane was a nice twist on the human being to be the one to lose it because of the things they've found.

 

[Kurdel]

I'm not siding on the Alien camp but I definitely think the discovery of and journey into the alien craft on LV426 is very much a moment of cosmic horror. Exploring the absolute unknown and all the esoteric things that involves.

Once you're past that and on the ship, the cosmic horror winds right down

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Sure I can agree with that take!

 

[McScroggz]

Wait a second. True Detective Season 1 is cosmic horror? That is not what I thought that show was at all. Might have to get around to watching it then.

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It's a great season of television so I don't want to ruin it for you. Know that A) It isn't overtly cosmic horror in any way, so if you are specifically looking for that you will be disappointed, and B) A King in Yellow becomes an underlying McGuffin/nod to existential terror.

I find people who love stuff like cosmic horror generally are able to read more into fiction when they are inclined to look for insidious subtext or crazy theories, so maybe that's something that applies to you that will work in True Detective season 1.

But I would say watch it for a great drama narrative.

 

[Deleted member 56803]

My recommendations from recent films people may have missed from those listed below:
Evolution 2016
The Untamed 2016
Enemy 2014

Films mentioned in this thread so far, in order of RT%

Stalker 1979 100% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1043378-stalker
Get Out 2017 98% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/get_out
Solaris 1972 96% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solaris_1976
Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 95% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/picnic_at_hanging_rock
Starfish 2019 95% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/starfish_2018

Alien 1979 94% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alien_the_directors_cut_2007
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 93% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2001_a_space_odyssey
The Endless 2017 93% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_endless
Cabin in the Woods 2012 91% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cabin_in_the_woods
Mandy 2018 91% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mandy_2018

The Witch 2016 90% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witch_2016
Twin Peaks 1990, 2017 89% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks
Annihilation 2018 88% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annihilation
The Invitation 2016 88% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_invitation
True Detective Season 1 2014 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/true_detective_

The Shining 1980 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shining
Donnie Darko 2001 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donnie_darko
Coherence 2014 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coherence_2013
Donnie Darko 2001 87% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donnie_darko
The Untamed 2016 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_untamed_2017

The Whisperer in Darkness 2011 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_whisperer_in_darkness_2011
Upstream Color 2013 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upstream_color
Spring 2015 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spring_2015
Altered States 1980 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/altered_states
The Untamed 2017 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_untamed_2017

Tumbadd 2018 86% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumbbad
Possession 1981 85% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/possession_1983
It 2017 85% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017
The Thing 1982 84% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021244_thing
The Incident 2014 83% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_incident_2014

Evolution 2016 82% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evolution_2016
Overlord 2018 81% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/overlord_2018
Triangle 2009 80% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1212111-triangle
Apostle 2018 80% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apostle_2018
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994 78% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wes_cravens_new_nightmare

Kill List 2011 77% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_list_2011
Cloverfield 2008 77% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cloverfield
The Void 2016 76% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_void_2017
Sunshine 2007 76% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sunshine
From Beyond 1986 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/from_beyond

+1 2013 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1_2013
Dark City 1998 75% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_city
Honeymoon 2014 74% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/honeymoon_2014
Prometheus 2012 73% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prometheus_2012
The Mist 2007 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mist

Midnight Meat Train 2008 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008617_midnight_meat_train
Pacific Rim 2013 72% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pacific_rim_2013
Jacob's Ladder 1990 71% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jacobs_ladder
Enemy 2014 71% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_2013
Hellraiser 1987 69% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellraiser

Life 2017 67% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_2017
Dagon 2001 64% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dagon
The Beyond 1981 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond
Cube 1998 63%
The Beyond 1981 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond

Bird Box 2018 63% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bird_box
John Dies at the End 2013 61% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/john_dies_at_the_end
In The Mouth of Madness 1994 59% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_mouth_of_madness
Prince of darkness 1987 56% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prince_of_darkness
They Remain 2018 54% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/they_remain

Inccident in a Ghostland 2018 53% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/incident_in_a_ghost_land_2018
Beyond the Black Rainbow 2012 53% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond_the_black_rainbow_2012
Lifeforce 1985 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifeforce
City of the Living Dead 1980 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/city_of_the_living_dead
Dead Birds 2004 50% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1140781_dead_birds

Harbinger Down 2015 43% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harbinger_down
The Keep 1983 40% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/keep
Galaxy of Terror 1981 33% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1008055_galaxy_of_terror
Dreamcatcher 2003 29% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dreamcatcher
Pandorum 2009 28% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pandorum

Event Horizon 1997 27% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/event_horizon
Wishmaster 1997 23% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wishmaster
Sphere 1998 12% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sphere
Supernova 2000 10% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1084878_supernova
AM1200 2008 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/am1200

The Call of Cthulhu 2005 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_call_of_cthulhu_1969
Berserk: The Advent 2013
Noroi 2005 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noroi_the_curse
Circle 2015 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/circle_2015
Cargo 2009 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cargo_2009

Gorjia /Godzilla
Black Sugar 2013
Housewife 2017
The Curse 1987 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_curse_1987
Altitude 2010

Messiah of Evil 1973
Sound from the Deep 2017

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Well, I disagree with most of these. Great films, but definitely lacking the existential pessimism of cosmic horror.

 

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Wait a second. True Detective Season 1 is cosmic horror? That is not what I thought that show was at all. Might have to get around to watching it then.

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Southern Gothic at most. Resembles Pynchon fiction more than Ligotti.

 

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I'm not sure if cosmic horror can even work in the tight structure of the film format. Don't get me wrong, there are some great Lovecraftian films, but nothing that is exactly cosmic.

 

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Not cosmic horror, or a film, but this video of the end of the universe feels like it fits the bill:

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Fantastic. Also along the lines of the "vast and uncaring universe" mentioned by the OP is this recent Sci-fi film Aniara:

Both remind me of an author I was surprised had't been mentioned yet: William Hope Hodgson- in particular his book "The House on the Borderland". For me he's the most significant author of cosmic horror.

A few quick takes from Wikipedia:

American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft listed The House on the Borderland and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences,[1] and Terry Pratchett has called the novel "the Big Bang in my private universe as a science fiction and fantasy reader and, later, writer".

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The House on the Borderland (1908) is a novel of which H. P. Lovecraft, in his long essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature", wrote "but for a few touches of commonplace sentimentality [it] would be a classic of the first water".[6] The Night Land (1912) is a much longer novel, written in an archaic style and expressing a sombre vision of a sunless far-future world; Lovecraft described it as "one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written".[6]

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The House on the Borderland and The Night Land had a much greater impact on me than any other cosmic horror I've read, and yet... they're terrible. Lovecraft was being super, super, generous with the qualification "a few touches of commonplace sentimentality". China Mieville refers to the Night Land as "incredible but difficult apocalyptic masterwork". We're not talking "Finnegans Wake" type difficulty:

And she asked me plainly whether I was not truly very strong; and when I laughed with young and natural pride, she caught my arm suddenly to discover for herself how strong I might be. And, surely, she loosed it even the more sudden, and with a little gasping of astonishment, because it was so great and hard. And afterward, she walked by me very silent, and seeming thoughtful; but she went never any great way off from me.

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To be fair that's the worst paragraph from the worst chapter in his entire body of work, but it's best to be up front about it when recommending his work. Start with The House on the Borderland if you're interested. It doesn't have the crazy anachronistic language. The table of contents for the book give a sense of what he's all about

I THE FINDING OF THE MANUSCRIPT
II THE PLAIN OF SILENCE
III THE HOUSE IN THE ARENA
IV THE EARTH
V THE THING IN THE PIT
VI THE SWINE-THINGS
VII THE ATTACK
VIII AFTER THE ATTACK
IX IN THE CELLARS
X THE TIME OF WAITING
XI THE SEARCHING OF THE GARDENS
XII THE SUBTERRANEAN PIT
XIII THE TRAP IN THE GREAT CELLAR
XIV THE SEA OF SLEEP
XV THE NOISE IN THE NIGHT
XVI THE AWAKENING
XVII THE SLOWING ROTATION
XVIII THE GREEN STAR
XIX THE END OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
XX THE CELESTIAL GLOBES
XXI THE DARK SUN
XXII THE DARK NEBULA
XXIII PEPPER
XXIV THE FOOTSTEPS IN THE GARDEN
XXV THE THING FROM THE ARENA
XXVI THE LUMINOUS SPECK
XXVII CONCLUSION