i’d love some suggestions for philosophical/speculative sci fi + horror! this is such a specific itch i’ve been having recently, and i’m looking for a setting in the future with concepts like space exploration, aliens, ai, dystopia/apocalypse. maybe humans being sent out into the vastness of space and them being alone for so long that the meaning of being human itself is changing? Something lovecraftian but still futuristic, i’d like to really feel the deep seated existential dread after reading lol if that makes sense
Some references for vibes might be:
Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth's Past series
Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves and Anathem
Harlan Ellison’s I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
CM Kösemen’s All Tomorrows
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annihilation by jeff vandermeer might scratch that itch – it’s got that slow creeping dread where reality itself starts feeling unreliable. also check out blindsight by peter watts, it’s basically hard sci-fi meets existential nightmare fuel about what consciousness even means when you encounter truly alien intelligence
the luminous dead by caitlin starling is another solid pick if you want that isolated-in-space-suit horror vibe