History SoYouWantTo / WriteACosmicHorrorStory

* SeaMonster: Deep sea creatures are good templates because we can't comprehend them.

* SpaceWhale: For benevolent creatures who prefer a [[AdorableAbomination softer appearance]].

* TheGhost: For the logical conclusion of incomprehensible beings, who needs form?

* GiantSpider: Spiders are scary, how about alien spider gods?

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: To make them see through everything, we need more eyes.

* Our Monsters Are Weird: Monsters with surreal designs. Not surprising for an eldritch creature.

* Botanical Abomination: An eldritch organism which appears to be an extremely bizarre and unnatural plant.

* BrownNote: When the being's visage is so hideous or utterly divorced from the spectrum of human perception that it nukes the mind of anyone who sees it.

* Adaptational Abomination: An entity which was not so eldritch in the original story becomes more of an abomination in the adaptation.

* [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Abominations with little to no "human" morality]] are almost the norm of Cosmic Horror Stories, so why not going with something different? Maybe the abomination ''really'' is as sadistic as it seems on the first place. Or maybe the abomination is actually benevolent, but the same doesn't apply to his appearence, leading to a ultimately benevolent being that ends up [[TragicMonster being the doom of those lesser than them]].

* EldritchAbomination: One of the staples of the cosmic horror story genre. Cosmic horror stories very rarely feature [[RubberForeheadAliens rubber forehead aliens]]. Expect to see [[StarfishAlien starfish aliens, starfish languages]], and a whole lot of tentacles. {{Humanoid Abomination}}s can also occasionally work, ala' [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man.]] They can be whatever embodiment or presence you want, as long as they are incomprehensible greater beings. Another option is to [[InvertedTrope invert it]] and make the [[HumansAreCthulhu humans incomprehensible]], to a degree [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters they are the true horror compared to the genuinely innocent and neutral cosmic entities]], even within the inversion, [[YouCantFightFate the pessimistic and powerless nature of men]] never change.

* EldritchAbomination: One of the staples of the cosmic horror story genre. Cosmic horror stories very rarely feature rubber forehead aliens. Expect to see [[StarfishAlien starfish aliens, starfish languages]], and a whole lot of tentacles. {{Humanoid Abomination}}s can also occasionally work, ala' [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man.]] They can be whatever embodiment or presence you want, as long as they are incomprehensible greater beings. Another option is to [[InvertedTrope invert it]] and make the [[HumansAreCthulhu humans incomprehensible]], to a degree [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters they are the true horror compared to the genuinely innocent and neutral cosmic entities]], even within the inversion, [[YouCantFightFate the pessimistic and powerless nature of men]] never change.

* PunyEarthlings: The idea that [[HumansAreInsects humanity is completely defenseless]] in the face of the gibbering horrors from beyond the stars, and that Earth is an insignificant little blue planet or no interest to anybody, except the occasional brain-eating monster from beyond our universe.

The Cosmic Horror Story is a treat for speculative fiction fans: Science fiction, fantasy, and horror and blended into one work of literature. The "father" of this genre is generally considered to be H.P Lovecraft, "founder" of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. A recurring theme in cosmic horror stories is the idea that good and evil are simply human concepts, and humanity inhabits a bleak and uncaring universe.

!!Examples of Cosmic Horror Stories
* Franchise/CthulhuMythos (Forefather to the genre)
* Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos
* Literature/HouseOfLeaves
* Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica
* VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}
* Literature/WarOfTheWorlds

!!Necessary Tropes

* Humans will generally get the [[HumansAreInsects short end]] [[DownerEnding of the stick]] in any Cosmic Horror History. So why not [[ThrowTheDogABone give them a bone]] and actually have them triumph over the abominations for once? One can still keep the Cosmic Horror tone while this happens by either having humanity become [[BodyHorror as horrible]] [[LovecraftianSuperpower as the abominations]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters they fought against]], the victory being only against [[FightingAShadow an avatar of the real abomination]] that is still very much alive and is just biding his time or it turning out that [[HumansAreCthulhu humanity really IS Cthulhu]]. Or maybe [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu they genuinely won this time]] against the Eldritch Abominations, but beware on using this as it's very difficult in doing so without becoming a more [[LovecraftLite "Post-Lovecraftian"]] fiction.

!! Extra Credit

* ''Webanimation/TerribleWritingAdvice'' produced [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzP_LPtndz0 a video on the subject]]. Needless to say, following every one of his pieces of advice will ensure the production of [[DoubleMeaning a truly horrible]] work of Cosmic Horror.

* Humans will generally get the [[HumansAreInsects short end]] [[DownerEnding of the stick]] in any Cosmic Horror History. So why not [[ThrowTheDogABone give them a bone]] and actually have them triumph over the abominations for once? One can still keep the Cosmic Horror tone while this happens by either having humanity become [[BodyHorror as horrible]] [[LovecraftianSuperpower as the abominations]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters they fought against]], the victory being only against [[FightingAShadow an avatar of the real abomination]] that is still very much alive and is just biding his time or it turning ou that [[HumansAreCthulhu humanity really IS Cthulhu]]. Or maybe [[DidYouJustPunchOutChulhu they genuinely won this time]] against the Eldritch Abominations, but beware on using this as it's very difficult in doing so without becoming a more [[LovecraftLite "Post-Lovecraftian"]] fiction.

* EverythingsSquishierwithCephalopods: A reason why they have combat tentacles.