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?

  • pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    10 months ago

    Prospect (2018, movie) - It steals all the cool you associate with crunchy sci-fi short-stories, and gets away with it. Beautiful, lovingly detailed interior sets. Sparse exposition, leaving your snatching at any little turn of phrase or namedrop wondering if it’s world-building, or just how the characters talk. Just the right length. Respect for not making it Yet Another Miniseries (YAM (this is my acronym, you’ll never see it again)).

    Also wow, I haven’t read any reviews until now, and I’m glad I hadn’t. If you like sci-fi just watch it. It’s 1 and a 1/2 hours long. I’ve already told you too much.

    • Dwayne_Elizondo_Mountain_Dew_Camacho@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      10 months ago

      +1 for Prospect.

      It brought me back to the weirdness of the sci-fi era of the 70s like Battle beyond the stars, Logan’s run, Doppelgänger and the original West world.

      I felt like I was 8 years old discovering sci-fi again. Really worth it, although I’m sure it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

    • Kernal64@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      10 months ago

      Prospect was an amazing movie! If you’ve ever played No Man’s Sky, you’ll for sure recognize a lot of the aesthetic choices they make for the space suits and other tech. I desperately want to explore the universe of this movie.

    • Illuminostro@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      I watched up to the point where the girl and the guy run into ruffians, and didn’t get back to it. Think I’ll give it another go.