The ‣ aesthetic only partially harmonizes with Cozy horror.
The horror aspect of Cozy horror involves survival, but the cozy part involves comfort.
Within the context of survival, such comfort is an excessive luxury. (Wartime mentality)
I think the solution is two-part.
The two parts involve splitting comfort into two categories, or degrees:
| Minimal comfort | Minimal physical |
|---|---|
| Full comfort | Spiritual, mental, emotional |
Minimal comfort is sustenance.
There is a minimal degree of provision humans need to survive.
A scrap of bread can be a feast to a starving man.
People need shelter to protect them from the elements.
People need sleep, and a place to sleep. (People generally can’t sleep standing up.)
Full comfort is beyond physical sustenance, and is about reaching peace.
There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. - Ecclesiastes 2:24-26