14 Brutal And Frightening Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Movies That Fill You With Fear Of Unknown

[@FBWL-u1r]

I'd recommend The Void and The Color of Space in this genre 👍

[@wadethesladewilson6753]

Two incredible films.

[@GothPaoki]

Colour out of space was dumb af and incredibly toned down..

[@Emulous79]

@@GothPaoki LOLOLOL! You have to see The Curse (1987)

[@joshwright4799]

007 what if wolverine ( marvel ) plays the role in midnight meat train?

[@jennifercardwell258]

I agree

[@skeletor4062]

Dark City is such an under-rated classic. I'm somewhat surprised that Event Horizon didn't make the list.

[@Gakusangi]

It's hobble horribly by the theatrical release that outright tells you what's happening in the opening narrative. I'm so happy the director's cut got rid of that.

[@pennyc11]

@@Gakusangi I agree. It is intergalactic and explore the possession common among lovecraft monsters.

[@lordschnitzel7961]

Probably unpopular Opinion: „Underwater“ was actually a pretty decent Movie.

[@pkshowsupnoobsallday]

Nah it's not unpopular. Myself and all my coworkers thought it was pretty sick!

[@wadethesladewilson6753]

It was awesome

[@mattpeterson3002]

I thought it was great! People saying it was a ripoff of Alien ate clueless. The pacing was fantastic, the effects were awesome, and the design of the creatures was very unique. Kristen Stewart actually did an excellent job acting in the movie too.

[@Andropov-l2w]

yeah I like it also.

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

@@mattpeterson3002 "very unique"? You never seen Cthulhu?

[@michealclark928]

There’s many (MANY) great brutal horror films you can say are inspired by Lovecraft. Everything from Ridley Scott’s Alien to John Carpenter’s The Thing. Yeah, admittedly I was upset that “In The Mouth Of Madness” wasn’t mentioned. That’s a great film that didn’t get the critical acclaim it deserved when it came out. It’s on par with “The Thing” in my opinion. I’m glad it’s gotten some recognition years later. You can say 90% of what David Cronenberg has done is Lovecraftian.

[@martinroner5688]

Oh yeah, mouth of madness is one of my favs. Along with event horizon, alien, and that one with the hotel room, which number I always forget 🙈

[@MikefromTexas1]

There's *SO MANY* of these movies, both inspired and based on, Lovecrafts work. And so many are good. The Void, Color Out of Space(with Nic Cage), The Mouth of Madness, Dagon, Castle Freak, The Beach House. And many, many, more.

[@george_MF_washington]

In the mouth of madness was the worst movie I have ever seen

[@Shindinru]

@@george_MF_washington You may not have liked it, but there is no doubt that it fits cosmic horror better then some on this list.

[@SiStockbridge]

"From Beyond" is an amazing movie

[@johnryder1713]

When Alex Proyas seen the crew on the Crow moving round pieces of the set he got the idea for the moving parts of the city in Dark City and got the idea during breaks in filming talking to Brandon lee, and parts of the set was subsequently sold to make the Matrix

[@joshwright4799]

John kenny what if mr freeze ( dc ) plays the role in society?

[@johnryder1713]

@@joshwright4799 Not sure what you mean Josh?

[@mkhnly]

The idea for Dark City came from the delusions of one of Freud's patients.

[@johnryder1713]

@@mkhnly Maybe but this was how the director got the idea for the city

[@tomfink7505]

I watched "The Endless" literally just last night. One of the most original movies I've seen in years.

[@johnscott6481]

The whole Eternal Loop of suffering thing really reminded me of the shrike

[@calebcox3827]

You should watch resolution, same directors and ties into the endless.

[@EHAmos]

@@calebcox3827 technically so does Spring, but only from slightly mentioning characters.

[@targard.quantumfrack6854]

@@EHAmos "technically so does Spring" it does?

[@EHAmos]

@@targard.quantumfrack6854 Someone mentions Shitty Carl, who was a character mentioned in both Resolution and The Endless. Also his newest film "Synchronic" has a drug synthesized from the same red marijuana found in The Endless and The Resolution

[@alfredmcqueenjr5313]

The Void and From Beyond need to be on this list.

[@FilthTribeFTP]

They're on this channels other list of 12 best cosmic horror movies of all time video. TIP: the video in question, is 4 months old..... It's the video that introduced me to this channel and it's probably my favorite videon on their channel!

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

the void is a great movie came on that 1 by accident and have watched it a few times

[@FilthTribeFTP]

@@JohnSmith-fq7hj if you haven't already, check out The Endless. I'd consider it cosmic horror, but regardless, it's so trippy and gnarly to even try to comprehend. If you haven't seen it, man, there's one scene which I obviously won't spoil for you, but it just really fucked me up mentally just thinking about it and trying to understand and envision the POV regarding that scene and it just seems like it would be worse, omfg WAY WORSE, than Hell itself. If you've seen it, do you know which scene I mean? If you haven't, go watch the movie and THEN let me know. Lol

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

@@FilthTribeFTP yeah iv seen it a few times but not really sure which scene u talking about was a great movie as well.

[@FilthTribeFTP]

@@JohnSmith-fq7hj ok so *SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVENT SEEN THE ENDLESS* Its the scene with the one guy stuck in that 2 second loop, lunging out of his chair trying to escape that tent, with the record being played on just those 2 seconds, over and over again, forever... Definitely gotta be worse than Hell. Unless THAT IS Hell, lol.

[@GothPaoki]

I'm just waiting for del Toro to create "in the mouth of madness". That would be dope af.

[@davidhanson4909]

Do you mean "At the Mountains of Madness"? In the Mouth of Madness is an old John Carpenter film, part of his Apocalypse trilogy along with The Thing and Prince of Darkness, all of which should have been on this list.

[@oniokami13]

@@davidhanson4909 I assume so but i don't think its happening any more, they removed it from his up and coming movies some years ago

[@marcusholme411]

@@davidhanson4909 Mouth of Madness sould defenetly have been on the list.

[@joshwright4799]

Hades zero what if Dr strange ( marvel ) plays the role in month of madness?

[@elliotgregory3356]

Apparently it's pretty much unfilmable? I believe I read that's why GDT hasn't pushed on with it? It's been in development hell for a long time niw

[@djcjr1x1]

Splinter is such an under-rated classic. Lots to look for I've never heard of too, thanx!👍

[@shainewhite2781]

00:17, The Mist had the most shocking twist ending I've ever seen!

[@lordvengeance9395]

One of the most messed up endings in a movie. Brilliant but horrifying.

[@Starkman1992]

The book ending was better i thought! The movies was so good but messed up haha

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@Starkman1992 Stephen King liked the movie ending more than his own book version.

[@Starkman1992]

@@Thurgosh_OG yeah man I can see why I just always get bad for him I guess 😅

[@DeeMolition]

Agreed. One of the darkest and most satisfying endings ever!

[@Shatterverse]

Dark City is a goddamn masterpiece.

[@RUSTY-A-L]

I love that movie so original

[@michalzaprt5602]

Agreed, recently managed to find it again and I am glad that I did.

[@GeoffNelson]

100% it’s one of those movies that when it’s over I want to watch something similar. But there is nothing!

[@destho4308]

A shoutout to Possession (1981), with Sam Neil and Isabelle Adjani going batshit crazy into madness.

[@faust13301]

I like the video but there are some questionable picks. For example, I'm not sure I agree with The Fog being cosmic horror. It's one of my favorite horror films but it's more of a ghost story.

[@vapormissile]

Yeah but overall it fits imo. If the list was 100, it would fit for sure. Plus, ghosts are pretty cosmic.

[@scottgillespie8011]

@@vapormissile Yeah, but no. By that criteria any paranormal story is cosmic. A Christmas Carol, Beetlejuice, The Ghostbusters, and Casper are hardly “Lovecraftian.”

[@sergiolozano3789]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that John Carpenter said he considered it a "cosmic horror story". Could be wrong though

[@vapormissile]

@@scottgillespie8011 100% agree. Lovecraftian & Cosmic & scifi & horror & science fantasy & surreal - we need a new label. Lovecraft, Coleridge, Moorcock, Howard, Leiber ("Conjure wife, Our lady of darkness"), Stanislaw Lem, John Carpenter,

[@vapormissile]

@@scottgillespie8011 Not arguing, but Elric is pretty Lovecraftian, right. Oh no, we're on the Lovecraft spectrum. .... ........ •°●•●••••○°●°•○ I'm growing gills

[@Shatterverse]

Growing up, _The Fog_ was my dad's favorite movie, and he could name every inconsistency by heart lol. I've seen it many times.

[@pagananikey]

It was one of my fav films growing up too, I somehow got away watching a handful of horror movies as a kid, but now I'm glad I did. Haven't watched it in ages, though.

[@Lwilibert]

"The Endless" is a beautiful piece of art

[@erikhaugk5657]

Yes the Mist is one of the Best Films of all Time for me

[@targard.quantumfrack6854]

Yeah I love it as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWTKf5akqbh2gLM

[@chaddiedickerson]

Glad you included "The Endless", I would add "To Cast a Deadly Spell" and "John Dies at the End" on the next one, great video

[@CrimRui]

The Mist is freaking amazing. Great acting and great direction.

[@claudenewbolt2659]

I'VE ALLWAYS ENJOYED H.P. LOVECRAFT'S STORIES, AND FILMS THAT KEPTED MY INTEREST.

[@alejandromolina5645]

I can't wait too see this video. We need real hard-core Lovecraft movies.

[@willhuey4891]

i remember being so freaked out by the third segment in necronomicon i couldnt get the last few minutes out of my head after watching it i mean the part with the hospital scene and back into the cave.

[@CorbCorbin]

Like “Call Girl of Cthulhu,” except NC-17

[@carbonjohnson6414]

The Void is a good one if you haven't seen it yet.

[@alejandromolina5645]

@@carbonjohnson6414 Thank You!!

[@alejandromolina5645]

@@CorbCorbin Is this book or movie?

[@1harv100]

There aren’t many films on this list that I haven’t already seen, but I’m saving this video to look up the ones that I haven’t yet. This is a great list.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Um, curiosity prompts me to ask, why are "The Fog" and "The Midnight Meat Train" considered "cosmic horror"? Am I missing something, there? I'd consider "Videodrome" more body horror than cosmic horror, but it's still a pretty brilliant piece of work anyway.

[@Emulous79]

John Carpenter once described it as a "Lovecraftian ghost story". I suppose the theme of the repressed coming back and taking what was once theirs. The gold in the ghosts' case, and the planet in the Old Ones'.

[@GhøstLinez]

They clearly do not know what CISMIC HORROR is, accordingly to this channel EVERY horror movie is cosmic

[@Emulous79]

@@GhøstLinez "CISMIC"? I believe you invented a new word :)

[@GhøstLinez]

@@Emulous79that's what I' m here fir 😌

[@dieyng]

They are not cosmic horror. I don't know what they were getting at, but these list has a few very weird entries.

[@ChristopherG1990]

My first job during high school was at a discount theater. I remember us playing The Midnight meat train for about a month without thinking much of it.

[@MrJeffreyrichards]

Spiral is just one of many of Itos works so many have the cosmic horror.

[@laurenwasinger9436]

How you gonna leave out “In the Mouth of Madness”??

[@joekerr5418]

It's included in the other cosmic horror list

[@shadowtech9158]

I'm still waiting for my Cthulhu episode of Rick and Morty. That clip of one and its offspring from the end of the intro is a constant reminder.

[@rickking823]

Love love this channel I'm so glad I discovered it you guys have shown me movies that I didn't know existed that I ended up buying thank you keep the videos coming a fan for life

[@liberalcommy]

It would be awesome if you listed the films out in the description.

[@SiStockbridge]

I'm saddened to see that Re Animator & From Beyond are not on your list. Those 2 movies, especially From Beyond, are must-watch movies if you dig Lovecraft

[@michaelclark7180]

The beyond was not also known as the gates of hell. It is part of the " Gates of hell trilogy". City of the living Dead is the one that is also known as the gates of hell

[@richblyth488]

Gotta love Lovecraftian stories

[@TheJericho1123]

Society, The Beyond, Videodrome? has anyone who runs this channel read at least 1 Lovecraft book?

[@jackr9804]

Yeah they use Lovecraft as click bait, and play fast and loose with "Cosmic Horror"

[@carbonjohnson6414]

Also Re-Animator and Dagon

[@Afmedic85]

They slap Lovecraftian on every thing....

[@TheJericho1123]

@@Afmedic85 they sure do.

[@GeoffNelson]

Society is definitely Lovecraftian.

[@JayEccent]

I've been narrating Lovecraft's work in celebration of Halloween and came across this. I love being inspired by cosmic horror types.

[@mariannasanfilippo5819]

Good work on yet another sick video @Marvelous Videos this video was amazing.

[@Danblukk]

Ehhh no mention of The Void, Colour out of Space,In the mouth of madness, From beyond, The Thing even.

[@bradrankin844]

Wow what a great video! Keep them coming please!!!

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

i wish people would put the list of the names of the movies on the descriptions so we know what are the movies much faster.... i still think EVENT HORIZON to be a good one, THE VOID is great and THE ENDLESS is one of the best ones i saw....sadly DARK CITY was way way ahead of it's times and was not loved at the time but now is just an awesome movie....

[@elliotgregory3356]

Agreed. Personally I think Alex Pyros was overshadowed by the terrible incident on the crow and people weren't expecting what they saw. It's aged fantastically

[@tinycrimester]

i've seen most of these but there were a few new / forgotten ones i added to my watch list! thanks a bunch

[@lordschnitzel7961]

„Sons of Yig“ by Lovecraft would make a good Movie

[@tedytarrify]

My understanding was the lovecraft was largely unknown in his own day... And has remained largely unknown by the wider community until the advent of the internet...

[@greengoblin2447]

Dark city is one of my favorites.

[@darkcosmos88]

I would add Event Horizon and Annihilation to this list.

[@Shindinru]

Event Horizon is a definite, it should have taken the place of the two or three on the list which are cosmic horror if you squint your eyes.

[@marcelfreitag9745]

Wie immer super nice das Video. Macht weiter so!!! THX an die ganze Crew. XD

[@birdup6663]

I'm glad that this video shows some love for Beyond the Black Rainbow. I thought it was brilliant.

[@Pongant]

Great list! There are a lot of movies I wasn't aware of. If you mention "The Endless", you should also include "Resolution" (2012), which is the first part of this movie. It sets the lovecraftian stage IMO, and it's much more enjoyable than the second film. This is mainly due to the brilliant cast.

[@rodimus7926]

The unknown is one of hummanity greatest fear because it force it to understand that the universe and nature doesn´t belong to them, and hummanity actions has consequences

[@buckb6976]

Love Lovecraft. Love this channel. Have never heard of Society. Will have to check it out. Thanks for posting this!

[@mblehar]

Pretty solid list, here. I was surprised by the lack of In the Mouth of Madness and Cabin in the Woods, though.

[@blahblah6497]

I just wish The Mist would have stuck to more Practical Effects. It was likely a studio decision.. but the creature concepts are so great, they would have been so much better if done almost exclusively Practical.

[@impofstpete727]

Some of these are more body horror than cosmic. Event Horizon could have been on the list easily. The real aspect that makes cosmic horror is that ultimately you cannot overcome the threat. You endure it at best, succumb to it at worst. The Mist is an excellent example because it shows how fear of the unknown can affect people. How it brings out their madness. Then when the threat becomes tangible we know that it's too dangerous to stay in one spot but running is also life threatening. Options start evaporating quickly. That's probably why Cthulu doesn't translate well on film. You can't win and the chance of a happy ending is gone.

[@siegfriedkleinmartins7816]

You forgot to mention "Hellbound" with Chris Sarandon, based on the book "The case of Charles Dexter Ward", of Lovecraft himself

[@TwistedTB]

Maybe you are thinking of "The Resurrected"? A 1991 adaptation of "The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward" it was pretty decent. I have it on VHS and blu ray.

[@siegfriedkleinmartins7816]

@Pantoni's Lair there are two diferent movies with the same name. The one I mentioned, based on Lovecraft, and the other is from the Hellraiser franchise.

[@mterry4428]

Gave me some good movies to check out thanks

[@dietrichcusseaux2756]

Yes, yes, yes you make it look easy Marvelous Videos your tastes are always Grade A; now, I have some work to do and films to catch up on!

[@caspar_gomez]

He's Back! This my favourite narrator. How do you pick narrators? do they make the videos

[@camilianSLC]

thanks i have been trying to find the name of "dagon" for like 12 years now. but searching weird kthulu like movie where it rains isnt good enough...lol

[@owenshebbeare2999]

'The Beyond' is a great Italian horror movie, probably Fulci's best, even if 'Zombi' from 2 years earlier is more approachable.

[@Akuajin]

The Resurrected “the case of Charles Dexter Ward” House with William Katt Jacobs Ladder I almost consider Slither a homage to Lovecraft lore, maybe even The Faculty as well.

[@AshXXMayftw]

Just to add, DO NOT WATCH SPIRAL! It cuts out a ton of stuff from the manga and is nowhere near as good or frightening as its source material. Just read the manga instead.

[@chibi.k.o.3968]

Imagine how awesome it was to see those movies back than, for the first time in the theatre with your couple. Nowadays we go cinema just to take a nap or to play games on phone, idk any modern horror, that would make me to cringe or to scream.

[@samhaines8228]

interesting selection of flicks, thanks!

[@Switcher1972]

Fulci"s "La Paura" (which begins with a priest's suicide in the village of ... Dunwich), "The Void" or the more recent "The Lighthouse" deserved at least an honorable mention... :-)

[@cringycook9597]

The Mist is a great movie though I find it hard to watch again because the ending is just so rough.

[@josephjohnson8520]

Lovecraft is the best and inspiring for horror movie makers.

[@michellesanctuary9089]

Lovecraft books still are much better than any of its film adaptations

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

[@reservationagent6080]

I love your content

[@josephbons1]

How could you leave out Event Horizon?

[@fylimar]

There are some really good lovecratian movies missing like Call of Cthulhu, The Void, Die Farbe (a German adaption of The Color out of Space - and imo the best Lovecraft adaption for now) among them.

[@PuzzleHeaded_Dust]

A list in the description of the movies and where to see them is needed. I failed to write them down.

[@kellyschiller8166]

The mist scared the crap outta me, that is a true "what if?"...wowch!

[@Inannawhimsey]

Lovecraft called it Yog-Sothery :3

[@takuminami]

Midnight meat train is lovecraftian? i didn't know🤔

[@sharpgym5982]

Subscribed

[@josephhamilton6872]

Liking the channel Michigan loves horror

[@jasonsantos3037]

I love Cosmic Horror movies

[@Johnaxech3sters]

One question, why is The Fog on this list? it's a ghost story about killer Ghosts, it's got nothing to do with Lovecraft which is more about cosmic horror

[@bohemianmonk6222]

Are you seriously going to exclude Event Horizon? Not only was it completely lovecraftian, but it was also scary as f*** and quite possibly one of the most brutally gory Sci-Fi movies I've ever seen.

[@bohemianmonk6222]

BTW, the endless was total trash.

[@kellyschiller8166]

Dagon also rocked, yeah hp Lovecraft fan here

[@commanderkruge]

Society? The Fog? .... IIIIII don't think "cosmic horror" means what you think it does.

[@LeeroyPorkins]

There's a film I saw once on Amazon about a woman in a cabin during a blizzard fighting off vicious lizards. I can't remember the name.

[@grahamcarroll30]

Sounds similar to the movie crawl

[@jebloew5981]

Aberration

[@LeeroyPorkins]

@@jebloew5981 That's the one! Thank-you! It's the 1997 film (The other one is a ghost movie).

[@adnanalam8389]

The Necronomicon is a favorite movie of mine

[@kellyschiller8166]

That was fricking cool

[@Harlekijn1982]

Another noteworthy mention would be Event Horizon, with Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne.

[@awesward4454]

I like it when people who have never read Lovecraft try to explain 'lovecraftian horror'.

[@RickGamesNow]

it's only fitting that Bruce Campbell is in a horror movie about the Necronomicon. lol

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

It's actually Jeffrey Combs. He's been in so many films inspired by Lovecraft that it's perfect casting having him play the author. I love Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Combs.

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

@thickock45 I liked him in Lair of the White Worm. Great movie!

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

@thickock45 lol 😆 Sam Neill is awesome! He's been in some really great films. I love him in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. It's one of my favorites. He's also great in Event Horizon and that weird one with Isabelle Adjani, Possession.

[@Cavscout5096]

2:50, alright Emkay has appeared

[@sharpgym5982]

Nice

[@wp1432]

Glad Dagon gets recognice here

[@andersonmichael1990]

The anime for uzumaki comes out sometime next year… it’s gonna be phenomenal.

[@Diana-fg2vy]

Can u please do a modern updated list lots of more cosmic horror available

[@dodgersdoon1130]

I love lovecraft country, amazing. I found it very funny that the fear of the unknown was directly linked to his uber racism.

[@War10ck70]

I'm suprised Event Horizon wasn't on this list.

[@JoshkatMetalPunk]

The list missed In the Mouth of Madness, Deep Rising, the Color out of Space and Event Horizon. There are lots of Lovecraftian horror.

[@alfredmcqueenjr5313]

Hellraiser, Event Horizon and maybe Birdbox probably could fit on this list.

[@AlDano]

Is there more than one Dagon? The story I read which was one of HPL's first, was one character narrating in first person about being shipwrecked and spotting a fish god, then going insane and killing himself.

[@matejbalogh]

What's the background music you used in this video?

[@shiftstart]

Not sure if I would place The Sphere in the Lovecraftian horror.

[@geraldmartin7703]

I'll bet it was confused with Event Horizon.

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

I have watched all these movies 🎬

[@amaninthestreet8002]

Dark city oh yes 👍