The Cosmic Horror of the Deep Ocean

I have Thalassophobia, but I have an obsession with the idea of colossal sea creatures lurking in the watery depths.
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The depths inspire a primal dread known as thalassophobia, An intense fear of deep water. This phobia is deeply connected to the broader concept of cosmic horror - for both the deep sea and deep space are alien realms cloaked in darkness and mystery, where the rules of our familiar world don't apply.

00:00 Deep Space
00:42 Deep Sea
01:30 A Darkness in the Light
03:36 Cozy Horror
06:50 Planet 4546B
09:27 An Abyss of Ink
11:00 A Light in the Darkness
14:07 Full Fathom
15:51 The Quiet Rapture
18:00 Existential Dread
20:39 Cosmic Horror

- Spoiler Warning
Sea Beast: Brief mention of an intense scene around the halfway point.
SOMA: Quick reference to a minor encounter in the later part of the game.
No major plot points for any of the games shown are revealed.

- Sources

Footage shown: Subnautica, Dredge, Iron Lung, Full Fathom, SOMA, The Sea Beast, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Hydrothermal Vents, Silt, Bioluminescence, Poseidon, Jörmungandr, Umibozu, El Gran Maja, The Bloop, The Titanic, Titan Submersible.

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[michaeltalpas]

I'll be honest with you. I played Subnautica. I was swimming along, minding my own business, and I saw a 'snake' the size of a house. That was enough Subnautica for me.

[realrattled]

Up in space there is no pressure. Once you reach it, it is just emptiness waiting to be explored. But the ocean tries harder and harder to deter you the deeper you go. Almost like nature itself is telling us to go up and away rather than finding out what is down below us.

[HarukaLPs]

You don't hate the ocean. You love the ocean. You want to get closer. Come closer. It looks so friendly. Do not resist.

[gatorgold]

Hearing Snnuy's voice so disconnected from his typical channel completely stun locked me. But I do enjoy deep see monster discussions so cool channel.

[dragomaster]

A sea always has so much eeriness to it. Whether it’s a sea of water, sea of space, sea of darkness, all of them are so creepy. Awesome video of it all c:

[budderk]

the titan submersible did not implode or fail due to us humans being tiny specks of dust in the cosmos, but hubris and avarice

[nikec]

“Bioluminescence: a language of light, spoken by denizens of deep”
Your creativity is appreciated🫶

[breadO]

The Quiet Rapture is the most fucking scary thing I've seen on my screen for soooo long. Damn.

[Loreweavver]

The game Ark really brought this out for me.

I was fine in the jungle and caves everywhere else but even with a retinue of dinosaurs I always felt in danger underwater.

Having to always look over ones shoulder because an attack could come quickly and silently from any direction is stressful.

[Tiberius_Dragmire]

As far as that Scene in The Sea Beast goes, part of the reason the Tonal Shift is as severe and intense as it is, is that you as the viewer know _exactly_ how smart Red is. (the Creature's name is Red Bluster for anyone who didn't see the movie)
If Red wanted the Hunters dead, they would be with no hesitation. If Red was a simple beast, the Hunters *would* be dead. But she left them alive, and sank deeper into the ocean. Without a sound, without a struggle, her message was Crystal clear to them and to us: "It would be so easy for me to end you, don't make me remind you of that."
No matter who you are, no matter your status or wealth, you are nothing more than a pest to be ignored (at best) compared to Red.

[lollezzo]

so happy to see you back!
i have yet to see the video, but just by the title im predicting subnautica is in it

[dabbingraccoons]

Soma is one of the best horror games ever. It instills a feeling of dread and existential horror no other game can.

[ethanxillasaurus]

I think the Xenomorph’s second jaw was inspired by the goblin shark’s extendable jaw.

[v.T]

Oh hi Snnuy, didn't know you shared my intrest in the deep ocean

[grzybiarz]

Came for LoR, stayed for Cosmic Hour essays

[Hugo_Tate]

2:46 that is a heart attack for me lol god that is horrifying

[sluggerbutter]

that movie underwater was lowk underrated those creatures that came off of cthulhu freaked me out

[jiririnagl]

Soma is best.That elevator descend is still one of the most intense gaming moments for me.Also try Stasis:Bone Totem if you like ocean games.

[ThomasBD]

I actually discovered that I had Thalassophobia thanks to the Sea Beast movie.
That scene RIGHT after the one you showed, when the Beast disappears in the darkness of the ocean, was my "Oh shit" moment.
Now everytime I see large bodies of water, not just the ocean, I have that same "oh shit" feeling

[naitosean]

I underestimated thalassophobia most of the time because I only had the experience through games like Farcry 3 or Stranded deep where 3 meters great white is the main source of horror and I thought real ocean wouldn't be as scary. Until one time I tried snorkeling in shallow waters about 4 meters deep and on the corner of my eyes I saw probably around 1, 5 to 2 feet long barracuda floating still few meters from me. It didn't get closer but not swimming away either is the scariest part. I get on the boat and bail and proly never gonna go snorkeling again.

I can swim, quite well I think. my swimming teacher used to put in a 5 meter depth pool when I was 6 yrs old. So drowning isn't what I'm afraid of
I did tried swimming in closed enclosure of a juvenile black tips, they were fed before I jumped in so not at all dangerous. But I still can't shake the feeling of uneasiness when I touched their backs