3 Modern Cosmic Horror Movies (for existential dread)

Top 3 Modern Cosmic Horror (for existential dread) List: Summaries & Recommendations

Looking for Modern Cosmic Horror? Want to feel Existential Dread?

-This list includes horror movies that make use of cosmic/Lovecraftian/eldritch horror (released since the year 2020)

-Sub-genres represented on the list include: cosmic horror, body horror, psychological horror, and a hint of found footage

The List:
-History of the Occult (2020)
-Masking Threshold (2021)
-The Beach House (2020)


Descriptions of How Each Film Fits the Cosmic Horror Criteria (SPOILERS):
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*History of the Occult
Cosmic Horror: contains common cosmic horror elements including cults & secret societies as well as a powerful and otherworldly entity (in this case we learn of its existence but only see a single tentacle), as well as the theme that what we consider reality is only a thin skin over a more terrible reality

*Masking Threshold
Cosmic Horror: if you believe the narrator’s illness is real, then this film fits the common cosmic horror trope of there being a reality just beyond our perception… the knowledge of which is enough to drive us mad; i.e. forbidden knowledge of the universe has the power to drive us insane

*The Beach House
Cosmic Horror: contains a cosmic horror setup best known from The Color Out of Space - the sudden appearance of an unknown (either alien or primordial) material appearing in our world and beginning to altar the humans that come into contact with it