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Eugene Thacker’s *In The Dust Of This Planet* argues that the horror genre offers a unique lens for contemplating the unthinkable. By treating philosophy as the study of limits—an inquiry that strays into occultism, demonology and mysticism—Thacker shows how supernatural horror in literature, films, comics and music can confront the horizon of our own understanding. The book reframes horror from mere shock tactics to a profound philosophical tool, framing the genre as a kind of ‘horror of philosophy’ where speculative questioning meets the unknowable. This volume inaugurates Thacker’s trilogy on the theme, followed by *Starry Speculative Corpse* and *Tentacles Longer Than Night*.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Philosophy/Metaphysics
Authors: Eugene Thacker
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