This is probably my favorite horror sub-genre. Great post with most of the greats. I always want more. I like Moon too. It's not exactly horror but it does hit a nerve.
I don’t consume enough space horror it seems. These all look so good! The only space horror I’ve read is called Dead Silence by S. A. Barns and I have to say, I loved it. It was so creepy.
Alien and The Thing are among my favorites. I saw them both when they originally hit the theaters and both movies had a huge influences on what I write today. Thank you for your list. I will look into the other movies and books that you've mentioned.
Great article. I don't explore this subgenre because of negative associations I make with it. I see it as the end of the line for a franchise. When producers don't know what else with a property they go to space. (Leprechaun in space, Hellraiser in soac, etc.)
But that's a solid list where the subgenre is explored in an earnest way. Video games may be a better arena to explore this than films. Games can go deeper into mythology and worldbuilding without the significant cost increase of films, and games are immersive in a way that movies tend to be better as a shared event. There's multi party online gaming, but games can sustain an audience of one. And in horror based games it's probably better to game than to consume as a film. Alien Isolation is pretty impressive the world building and story immersiveness.
This is probably my favorite horror sub-genre. Great post with most of the greats. I always want more. I like Moon too. It's not exactly horror but it does hit a nerve.
I don’t consume enough space horror it seems. These all look so good! The only space horror I’ve read is called Dead Silence by S. A. Barns and I have to say, I loved it. It was so creepy.
Alien and The Thing are among my favorites. I saw them both when they originally hit the theaters and both movies had a huge influences on what I write today. Thank you for your list. I will look into the other movies and books that you've mentioned.
In space, no one can hear you scream!
Great article. I don't explore this subgenre because of negative associations I make with it. I see it as the end of the line for a franchise. When producers don't know what else with a property they go to space. (Leprechaun in space, Hellraiser in soac, etc.)
But that's a solid list where the subgenre is explored in an earnest way. Video games may be a better arena to explore this than films. Games can go deeper into mythology and worldbuilding without the significant cost increase of films, and games are immersive in a way that movies tend to be better as a shared event. There's multi party online gaming, but games can sustain an audience of one. And in horror based games it's probably better to game than to consume as a film. Alien Isolation is pretty impressive the world building and story immersiveness.
Love this!!! You’ve got incredible taste my man!