In this paper I will present the concept of cosmic horror through the author H. P.Lovecraft and the philosophical perspective of cosmicism. Thereafter I examine some theoretical approaches of a dark pedagogy, and showcase a dark pedagogical curriculum. I shall then analyse the short story The Colour Out of Space, and the mini-series Chernobyl in order to explore themes of cosmic horror and relate them to a dark pedagogical practice, as well as relate the dark pedagogical curriculum to the regulatory documents of the Swedish high school, with a particular focus on the course of religious studies. In my findings I will show how the examined stories can be seen to fit within the dark pedagogical aspects of qualification, socialization and subjectification, as well as present the overlap that I have found between the dark pedagogical curriculum and the regulatory documents of the Swedish high school.