Good space horror movies?

[Deshin]

I appreciate all the suggestions, am making a small list to throw at my local dvd rental. Only one nitpick though: people keep recommending movies I referenced to in my original post; it's kind of a no brainer I've seen them already if I'm saying "more like this"

 

[Ashbax]

Yeah, upon seeing the title I was just gonna say Alien, but half the people here said the same thing.

 

[J4D3N]

In my opinion 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the best films of its genre, Its also something that at some point in the near future could be a reality.

 

[onikage567]

You should try out a film called Eden Log. I had no idea what it was about but it turned out to be a really dark, atmospheric, claustrophobic space sci-fi. I've watched all the films you're using as examples and I really think Eden Log is one you will enjoy.

 

[TheRundownRabbit]

I cant think of any other than the alien movies.....Im gonna have to get back to you on this.

 

[Terminate421]

Your specifically looking for that type of movie and you've never heard of Alien?

 

[Dystopia]

Definitely recommending the Alien movies and Pandorum. Still, it'll always be Event Horizon for me...

 

[Deshin]

Based on what's been said I'll go down tomorrow and see if they've got Pandorum and Pitch Black available. Barring that I'll bust out my Alien Quidrilogy boxset for a good old nostalgia trip. Btw when I said "Aliens" in the first post I meant Alien in the plural, as in "I've seen all the Rockys" or "I've seen all Spidermans" (gosh those sound so wrong to say but are technically grammatically correct), I kinda didn't consider people would take "Aliens" referring to the actual title and think I didn't watch the best ones in the series.

Many thanks to all.

 

[Code_Red]

Dunno about horror.
But a great sci-fi EVERYONE should watch, is MOON

I completely agree, brilliant film.

Pitch Black is well worth watching.

 

[twistedmic]

Pandorum was a really good, and creepy movie. Pitch Black, though not truly horror, is another good one and worth at least one viewing.

 

[Pants_On_Head_Retard]

the sphere its as strange as seeing your granny at a rave with hotpants on

 

[Ponce Master-General]

Star Wars Prequels.

I guess Pandorum is an action/horror thing that you might like.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

Twilight Zone gets a mention

Side thought: Why does everybody hate Skyline? I thought it was alright; not brilliant or life changing, but not terrible either

 

[Buzz Killington_v1legacy]

If you liked The Thing, you might also like Splinter from 2008. It's set on Earth, so it's not a space horror movie, per se, but it's about a (possibly alien) fungal parasite that does...bad things to the people it infects. It's a great example of how to do an effective horror film on a low budget with almost no set. (It takes place mostly in a gas station, but it's no less scary for that.)

 

[Brutanos]

You mention something like Dead Space. Why not see Dead Space: Downfall then. It's the animated prequel of the Dead Space game. Although not a very long movie (about 1 hour), it's crammed full of action and gore, and doesn't get borring for a single second.

Another animated space sci-fi horror-like movie is Chronicles of Riddic: Dark Fury. It takes place right after the Pitch Black movie, and shows what happens up until the Chronicles of Riddic movie.

Ghosts of Mars is also a somewhat okay space/horror movie.

 

[Rachael Bennet]

Id recommend Pandorum, as its not predicable and pretty intense in some parts, kept me in my seat watching it

 

[Treleus]

For straight-up space horror:

Alien
Event Horizon
The Thing (horror from space)

For psychological space horror: Sunshine

For action space horror: Aliens

Alien 3's an odd one, and anything after that is garbage with the exception of the first AvP--it's an okay action flick. AvP:R is just a poor alien invasion and-also Versus movie. As far as versus horror movies go, stick with Freddy vs. Jason.

 

[Ravinoff]

Pandorum was decent enough, if you know the tropes you'll figure out the ending an hour in, but it's really...psychological, if that's a descriptive term. Cube sucked out loud in my opinion at least. Splice...well, if you're comfortable with an androgynous mutant raping everything in sight, go for it. Strange, strange movie, that.

 

[straymatter]

Try Cargo: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381940/

Also, when your eyeballs are singed from staring at the screen too long, you might try Richard Russo's Ship of Fools and Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow.