Alien/Aliens is a given for most people. I have been watching Event Horizon during the spooky season for years. What are some of your favorite books and movies with a horror/psychological thriller lean?

  • @solstice
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    211 year ago

    Enemy Mine was pretty trippy. I saw it when I was a kid though so I’m not sure if it was any good or if it fits.

    Vivarium was quite odd and different. I appreciated the original take on the age old concept of how alien and weird the suburbs are.

    I’m not sure if it counts as smaller but The Thing, god damn, finally saw that one for the first time recently and it really is one of the GOATs.

    • @Agent641
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      41 year ago

      Enemy Mine lol what a trip. I have the book and the film. I wont spoil it for anyone but when you know who falls you know what, thats when the whole thing became a wild ride.

        • @Agent641
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          21 year ago

          Ah, I have a physical paperback. I got at an op shop. It has a lot more Draco lore in it.

      • @solstice
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        21 year ago

        I saw the original John carpenter version at a friends house at ~2am after a rare night out drinking with some old college buddies in town. My friend has a big HD projector and sound system in his house and when everyone heard I’d never seen the thing it was instantly agreed that’s what we are doing later. I had absolutely no idea what to expect and was blown the fuck away!

        Then I got all excited a few weeks ago when I saw the thing was on Netflix so I could see it again. Then I realized it was the recent remake from idk 2012 maybe? Watched five minutes of it and ragequit, then paid $3 to see it on Prime.

    • @samus12345
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      31 year ago

      Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!!

    • @scarabic
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      1 year ago

      It’s a story that would totally work even without any sci fi elements, which I think means it is good. You could ask whether it’s good sci fi without such core speculative elements. But it consistently stretches into strange territory (hermaphroditism, meteor weather, edible footballs) in a convincing way that you’d have a hell of a time saying it’s anything but sci fi.

      • @solstice
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        11 year ago

        Oh it’s definitely sci fi. I just meant it’s not exactly sci horror as OP requested.

        • @scarabic
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          11 year ago

          Yeah maybe not horror, but it has some pretty grody moments, like eating the live worm and the birth scene zomg the birth scene…