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A list of stories that helped shape and influence the Cosmic Horror genre.

Cosmic horror (also known as Lovecraftian or Eldritch horror) is a subgenre of horror fiction that focuses on existential dread, human insignificance, and the terror of the unknown.

All of these stories can be found in the Public Domain.

Content Warning: Unfortunately, many of these stories include racism, especially towards Black people.

Tags: Cosmic, Eldritch, Lovecraftian, Lovecraft, Horror

(Almost) all books cited to be a part of the gothic genre, or having a part in creating the gothic genre (including the supernatural, romantic, and pre- & -post subgenres), in H.P Lovecraft's 28,000-word essay, “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” which is mostly based on Edith Birkhead's historical study, The Tale of Terror.

These novels, stories, plays, and poems are “fertile in the element of the weird.”

For those who might want to take a deep-dive into [part of] the genre's development.