7 Space Horror Films To Give You the Cosmic Creeps (Nerdist Now w/ Kyle Anderson)

Space may be the final frontier, but it's also the most frightening place in the universe. And rich guys want to go there? No thanks! On today's Nerdist Now, Kyle Anderson discusses some of our favorite space-set horror movies and how there's way more to fear than just rubber-suited monsters.

[ljanitza]

I don't know if "Pandorum" qualifies, but it is a decent movie with a somewhat interesting plot

[lunarorbit]

You missed "Lifeforce", or as I refer to it: "Naked Vampires from Outer Space". It's a 1985 movie with Patrick Stewart about a Space Shuttle mission to study Halley's Comet (the movie was made right before the comet's latest appearance in 1986). The astronauts discover 3 or 4 dead (or so they think) human bodies inside the comet. They bring the bodies back to Earth where they come back to life and start stealing people's life force energy.

[woozertoo]

Bonus points, for referencing Old (& good) Simpsons, as well as Spaceballs.

Poor Kane had to go through that ordeal twice.

[FunkyBukkyo]

Event Horizon still gives me nightmares

[al]

I've often considered that Event Horizon's director Paul W.S. Anderson was given the option to change the original script from a creature feature to a supernatural horror in space because he wanted to adapt key story elements of Michael Crichton's novel 'The Sphere'. And I'm glad he did, because the haunted house trope in a spaceship worked so well for 'Alien" which Anderson is always been a fan while 'The Sphere' which came out a year after Event Horizon did not do justice for Michael Crichton's novel.

[rami_ungar_writer]

Does the Doctor Who double episode "The Impossible Planet" and "Satan Pit" count as space horror? Because if you watch them back to back, it's kind of like a horror film.

[Ax-xN]

Ok so planet of the vampires is basically the "inspiration" the first Alien movie took

[SWAVcast-]

Everyone has to slow play that 1 scene in Event Horizon where they find the ship log.

[klcheshire]

I actually remember seeing "Planet of the Vampires" in the theater when it was released. Exellent!

[trashpanda]

Im pretty sure the Aliens films scares the shit out of everyone. Aliens in the AVP universe looks terrifying.

[ryananderson]

Pandorum is quite a weird one. Also Life force is bonkers. Galaxy of terror. Honestly what the hell. A woman is raped to death by a giant slug

[NtrudErS]

LIFEFORCE is great. Not sure if it counts since half the film is on Earth

[JEMurl]

Prometheus was a masterpiece, and to this day one of my favorite films of time.

[GérannGerberChannel]

Another movie that is also quite scary and in actual fact very good is Apollo 18 - 2011.

[chrisbridston]

I’ll blame Event Horizon bombing to super bad 90s taste at the time .. one g the best horror movies I’ve ever seen

[jimearley]

I thought 80s Lifeforce would be there. yeah it was smokin hot alien Vampire girl stealing human energy but hey still a little creepy.

[moisesfunes]

I would have to say Apollo 18 is a pretty good horror film

[Kriswixx]

How does one get these kind of gigs?! Where do you go to apply for a youtube-- greenscreen teleprompter read guy? Sign me up.

[matt]

Would Apollo 18 count as horror or just really bad sci-fi?

[benisio]

maybe its not happening on the space but predator is number 2 of all the time after alien !