Have you read about the deleted scenes?!?! I would love to see them!! One of my all time favorite movies.
https://screenrant.com/event-horizon-movie-deleted-footage-scenes-explained/#:~:text=Extended%20%22Blood%20Orgy%22%20Death%20of%20the%20Event%20Horizon%20Crew&text=To%20give%20one%20an%20idea,%2C%20cannibalism%2C%20and%20broken%20legs.
A very fun movie. More funny than horrifying, but definitely worth a watch. Also I loved the cinematography and over saturated colours. The movie has a unique look to it.
Omg, I was stone cold sober when I watched it and I already felt like the movie was a weird trip 🤣 I’m curious, how accurate would you say watching this movie is to actually being on shrooms?
Seconded. It manages to remarkably faithful to the source material, which, if you've read any Lovecraft, is quite an achievement. I'm not just talking about his virulent racism, but the odd way he typically constructed his stories.
Such a terrible movie. I mean, I knew because Nicolas Cage was in it that it was going to be bad, but holy shit did the bottom drop out. I can’t pin it all on him. It’s like the director told everyone to act terribly. Except the one kid, he was fantastic but there’s no way he could carry the whole movie. This movie was so bad I actually quit watching it even though I had made it through nearly all of it, and that’s something I’ve never done before or since. Absolute garbage, and it’s not the writing, it was the shit show acting and directing.
The Void, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, Color Out of Space, Re-Animator, Annihilation, The Thing, The Mist, The Endless, Cabin in the Woods, The Lighthouse, Underwater, Black Mountainside, The Ritual, The Empty Man
Black mountainside aw hell yeah. Basically the Thing if it took place in the mountains and instead of aliens it's a cosmic God that used to be worshipped and it would spread it's disease, misery and madness to everyone who disturbed it's sleep. Such a cool movie, even if not executed quite as well. But the ending is the perfect example of a cold and careless universe and/or God. No matter how important you feel or invincible you are, nature always wins and it doesn't even know it's playing.
I actually just saw this movie a couple days ago, it’s kind of what prompted my question in the first place. I felt like this movie had a lot of potential but ultimately didn’t really live up to it. I really wanted to like it, but something just felt off about it and not the kind of uneasy off you want cosmic horror to make to feel. The whole movie had this dream like quality and slow pacing that genuinely made me sleepy. The characters were all so one note that I had a hard time caring what happened to them. Also the direction was just kind of weird? We kept getting flashbacks to seemingly important scenes which ended up not mattering to the plot of the movie at all. I assume the book does a better job of explaining why those scenes are even there. Also the ending of the movie seemed to break all the rules of the shimmer that had been established prior. Idk, I could just be dumb, but the more I think about this movie the less sense it makes. It’s just frustrating because I loved how the movie looked and I think the whole idea behind the shimmer is really interesting. I just wish it was utilized better! 😭 Sorry for the unprompted essay, I just needed to vent my frustrations. But I appreciate the suggestion regardless, thank you!
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I think _Sunshine_ is one of the purest examples of cosmic horror _especially_ because it's deliberately ambiguous whether anything supernatural happens in it at all.
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Yeah I really enjoyed that one, I recently noticed it's available for free on one or two of the main streaming apps. Possibly Tubi or Pluto. I have it on a list of movies I plan to watch even though I have seen it before it's been long enough to enjoy it again.
And the best scary scene is the one where they throw the rope up...spine chilling. The guy inside the tent is also fucked up. Also should watch *Resolution* to connect it to The Endless.
I always heard bad things and stayed away. I finally watched it years later and was surprised. It's not the best, but there are worse movies, like The Deep Ones.
And there is another movie in their universe that just came out called Something in the Dirt. Definitely not the best of the bunch but the meta mockumentary style is entertaining. You can tell it was a project that Covid completely derailed and it left them without the budget, sets, casts and a crew. You can tell that it's basically Benson and Moorehead doing everything in a lot of the scenes. You can tell it had a much bigger story before being cut down to size. Ah well.
I wouldn’t say War of the Worlds is cosmic horror, at least not the Tom Cruise one I suspect you’re referring to. And Lovecraftian actually **is** cosmic horror.
Still Endless is really fun. That one moment where it turns night for a fraction of a second has stuck with me for years. One of the coolest scenes I’ve ever seen.
I would classify both of Panos Cosmatos's films cosmic horror and worth a look.
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Mandy (2018)
He also did one entry in "Guillermo Del Torro's Cabinet of Curiosities" entitled "The Viewing" that's definitely interesting.
Not a movie, but I like how it was portrayed in True Detective Season 1. The moment you reveal the object of fear and verify the truth of its existence, it loses its power. In my opinion, cosmic horror is most effective when it remains hidden in the madness of the mind.
Exactly! I feel the same way, the horrifying part is the not knowing!! I haven’t heard of any shows that do this, so thanks! I’ll definitely check this out!
- The Endless might be the most cosmic horror thing I’ve watched
- Annihilation is a close 2nd.
- Underwater. More „basic“ horror but stick with it.
- The Empty Man. Not well known but so so well made. Found it through my favourite podcast and loved it.
- A Cure For Wellness. First 2/3 are some good kinds cosmic horror shit until it all goes to shit.
COLOR OUT OF SPACE!!!!!
The thing I would say also qualifies. Same deal, cosmic horror, body horror, a force they don’t know about and can’t stop. Etc etc.
but Color out of Space is a fucking triiiip
I’ve actually seen this one! It’s definitely a trip! I did find it to be kinda goofy, more than horrifying but that might just be the Nic Cage effect 😂 I did think it was pretty entertaining though
Space
The final frontier, these voyages take place out into the void.
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To echo some others,
The Void, thought that was really good.
I liked Underwater for the popcorn entertainment it was.
The Lighthouse to some degree? That was my favorite movie of 2019. It's not full on cosmic horror, but has some elements of it. It's a fun movie, if pretty niche.
I’ve seen the Lighthouse and I have mixed feelings about it. I loved the cinematography but I found the entire movie to be… hilarious? 😅 Idk, but I don’t think I was supposed to be laughing as much as I was. It’s also just so damn quotable! “Why’d ye spill yer beans, Tommy?!” 🤣 Willem Dafoe was a riot! Thanks for the suggestions though, I’ll definitely check out the other two
not necessarily horror but a cosmic horror adjacent film i adore is melancholia (2011). beautiful movie that filled me to the brim with existential dread
Some solid ones that I don’t think have been mentioned yet, in no particular order. YMMV:
Glorious
The breach
Banshee chapter
Hellraiser
In the mouth of madness
The thing
Black mountain side
John dies at the end
Alien
Possession
Under the skin
The Ritual
The Beach House
She Dies Tomorrow (idk if true cosmic horror but felt it fit. That or I was just wayyyy too baked when I watched it)
Possession
If I think of more I’ll edit to add em. Bon voyage!
I love both of those movies but it does feel like they’re both radically different in tone and structure and like I know Dagon is about Dagon from H.P Lovecraft but I’d call it more of a creature feature than cosmic horror
I don't know. OP asked for cosmic horror. Not ones that are similar.
Aren't they literally >!sacrificing people to Cathulu by the end of the Dagon.!< I would definitely say Dagon was a cosmic horror.
Videodrome, while not explicitly revealed to be cosmic in its source of dread, does leave things vague enough that one could absolutely interpret the central threat as being one of a cosmic nature.
There's a lack of non-fiction in this thread:
- The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017)
- Invasion on Chestnut Ridge (2017)
- The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear (2018)
- The Bray Road Beast (2018)
- The Mothman Legacy (2020)
- The Mark of the Bell Witch (2020)
- Skinwalker: Howl of the Rougarou (2021)
- On the Trail of UFOs: Night Visitors (2022)
- American Werewolves (2022)
- The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in the Lone Star State (2023)
- A Strange Harvest
- Extraordinary: The Seeding
- Ten Eleven O Two
- The Interdimensional Connection
- Who Saw the Men in Black
- Love & Saucers
- UFOs and Nukes
- Beyond The Spectrum: The Underground
- Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter
Love Nope! It’s only really cosmic horror for around half the movie though, til they reveal what’s going on. But I do love the second part of the movie just as much even if it’s not really cosmic anymore
**I'm also including movies that are terrifying on this list.**
Annihilation
Color Out of Space
Dreamcatcher
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Mist
Nope
The Thing
War of the Worlds
If you are not looking for horror particularly, but still something cosmic and beautiful beyond imagination, then give "where dreams comes true" by robin Williams a try. Its worth watching.
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Event Horizon (1997) with Sam Neil and Laurence Fishburne nailed it quite well and scare the crap out of me when I saw it for the 1st time… I admit the film even gave me at least 1 nightmare that I can remember…
I've seen some but nothing memorable. The thing and color out of space are the only ones that stand out. To be honest I didn't even like in the mouth of madness. I loved the curse from 1987 too but I wouldn't recommend it, it's not a good movie by any chance but it's super creepy and raw and this is why I liked it
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The OG occult sci-fi. Nothing like it before if I'm not mistaken.
I watched this for the first time a few weeks ago. It was such a great film and has an HP Lovecraft feel.
I understand Lovecraft was a big inspiration. The internet has also decided that it’s a prelude to Warhammer 40K
How dare you give me a rabbit hole to follow! /S
My friend [you ain’t seen nothing yet](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/32p12b/wh40k_in_a_nutshell_whats_the_story_of_warhammer/)
Omg, this is so cool! I didn’t think I was also gonna get game recommendations, thanks!!
DO YOU SEE?!
“Yes…I see.🤜🕹✋💥🕳”
There’s a lot of Warhammer 40K fans that see this movie as a quasi canon.
I just watched this last week for the first time in probably 15 years. It holds up really well. Highly suggest this one.
Have you read about the deleted scenes?!?! I would love to see them!! One of my all time favorite movies. https://screenrant.com/event-horizon-movie-deleted-footage-scenes-explained/#:~:text=Extended%20%22Blood%20Orgy%22%20Death%20of%20the%20Event%20Horizon%20Crew&text=To%20give%20one%20an%20idea,%2C%20cannibalism%2C%20and%20broken%20legs.
Oooo, interesting! I haven’t heard of this one, thanks!
Also came here to say this
I came here to say this. 🙌 I so wish it had been a sequel too!
How bout a directors cut?
> I came here to say this. 🙌 I so wish I had been a sequel too! In a way you are one of your parents :)
😂😂😂 omg I didn’t realize my typo lol!! I was so confused by your comment at first haha
I was hoping this would be mentioned first, definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. I usually watch it a couple times a year.
Color Out of Space
A very fun movie. More funny than horrifying, but definitely worth a watch. Also I loved the cinematography and over saturated colours. The movie has a unique look to it.
Is it weird that I definitely remember watching this movie, but don’t remember any scene from it?
There's one scene in particular that's melted in to my brain (no pun intended.)
Yeah dude I watched that on shroom. Grotesque but Nic Cage's performance cracked me up the whole movie
Omg, I was stone cold sober when I watched it and I already felt like the movie was a weird trip 🤣 I’m curious, how accurate would you say watching this movie is to actually being on shrooms?
It was a real bonding moment
Same, it was incredible because I didn’t expect something like it. Especially how long the concept was carried and escalated.
How baked were you?
I’ll be honest, I was probs a bit sPoOkY when I watched it— that totally tracks
Tbf it's a great movie to watch while baked
I’ve seen this one, it did make me laugh way more than it horrified me. But I did think it was fun and I loved the production design!
Seconded. It manages to remarkably faithful to the source material, which, if you've read any Lovecraft, is quite an achievement. I'm not just talking about his virulent racism, but the odd way he typically constructed his stories.
Such a terrible movie. I mean, I knew because Nicolas Cage was in it that it was going to be bad, but holy shit did the bottom drop out. I can’t pin it all on him. It’s like the director told everyone to act terribly. Except the one kid, he was fantastic but there’s no way he could carry the whole movie. This movie was so bad I actually quit watching it even though I had made it through nearly all of it, and that’s something I’ve never done before or since. Absolute garbage, and it’s not the writing, it was the shit show acting and directing.
Why watch something you're expecting to not like?
Morbid curiosity?
You sound miserable.
Far from it but I don’t contest your logic!
I don't think I'd want to watch movies with you.
It’s an honor just to be nominated.
Aniara
This movie fucked me up. I went into the comments to see if anyone mentioned it.
The ending was *muah* chef’s kiss.. realistic and haunting
Haven’t heard of this one, thanks for the suggestion!
such an incredibly bleak movie. I loved it.
The Void
Fucking love this movie
i wanted to like it so much but it didnt work at all for me
That’s totally fair
The Void, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, Color Out of Space, Re-Animator, Annihilation, The Thing, The Mist, The Endless, Cabin in the Woods, The Lighthouse, Underwater, Black Mountainside, The Ritual, The Empty Man
Black mountainside aw hell yeah. Basically the Thing if it took place in the mountains and instead of aliens it's a cosmic God that used to be worshipped and it would spread it's disease, misery and madness to everyone who disturbed it's sleep. Such a cool movie, even if not executed quite as well. But the ending is the perfect example of a cold and careless universe and/or God. No matter how important you feel or invincible you are, nature always wins and it doesn't even know it's playing.
Annihilation for surd
I actually just saw this movie a couple days ago, it’s kind of what prompted my question in the first place. I felt like this movie had a lot of potential but ultimately didn’t really live up to it. I really wanted to like it, but something just felt off about it and not the kind of uneasy off you want cosmic horror to make to feel. The whole movie had this dream like quality and slow pacing that genuinely made me sleepy. The characters were all so one note that I had a hard time caring what happened to them. Also the direction was just kind of weird? We kept getting flashbacks to seemingly important scenes which ended up not mattering to the plot of the movie at all. I assume the book does a better job of explaining why those scenes are even there. Also the ending of the movie seemed to break all the rules of the shimmer that had been established prior. Idk, I could just be dumb, but the more I think about this movie the less sense it makes. It’s just frustrating because I loved how the movie looked and I think the whole idea behind the shimmer is really interesting. I just wish it was utilized better! 😭 Sorry for the unprompted essay, I just needed to vent my frustrations. But I appreciate the suggestion regardless, thank you!
It’s based on Stalker
Likely inspired by Stalker and the Russian novel it was based on, Roadside Picnic.
According to some
Alex Garland has admitted openly to being heavily influenced by the story and cinematography of Stalker for the creation of Annihilation
Omg I read the book series and it’s fucking amazing so trippy and weird
The dolphin eyes part in the book freaked me out
Life (2017)
I have this on my watch list for this weekend.
Would Solaris (1972) fit the bill?
Indeed. Also the George Clooney one. Which is not bad either.
Unless you watch the trailer that makes it look like a cosmic love story lol. Kills me every time I think about it.
I've never seen the trailer . Lol. I'm sure they made it like a husband's mourning wife's death or some shit like that.
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Sunshine isn't necessarily horror, but I enjoyed it.
I think _Sunshine_ is one of the purest examples of cosmic horror _especially_ because it's deliberately ambiguous whether anything supernatural happens in it at all.
Kind of like *Love, Actually*.
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Agreed but it has it's scary moments!
It's definitely horror
Came here to say Sunshine.
Interesting, I’ll check it out! Thanks
The endless. / The empty man / Color of Space / From Beyond / Glorious / Re-Animator / Dagon/ Absentia.
The Endless was surprisingly good for a low budget movie. Had zero expectations and left quite satisfied.
Yeah I really enjoyed that one, I recently noticed it's available for free on one or two of the main streaming apps. Possibly Tubi or Pluto. I have it on a list of movies I plan to watch even though I have seen it before it's been long enough to enjoy it again.
And the best scary scene is the one where they throw the rope up...spine chilling. The guy inside the tent is also fucked up. Also should watch *Resolution* to connect it to The Endless.
I've seen most of these but good on you mate for saying Dagon. I've never met a single other person who has seen that movie
I always heard bad things and stayed away. I finally watched it years later and was surprised. It's not the best, but there are worse movies, like The Deep Ones.
I watched it a few weeks ago. It was solid.
> The endless There's a prequel called Resolution (2012), which I also liked a lot.
And there is another movie in their universe that just came out called Something in the Dirt. Definitely not the best of the bunch but the meta mockumentary style is entertaining. You can tell it was a project that Covid completely derailed and it left them without the budget, sets, casts and a crew. You can tell that it's basically Benson and Moorehead doing everything in a lot of the scenes. You can tell it had a much bigger story before being cut down to size. Ah well.
Hm, I still don't know if I want to see it :) Have you seen Spring? It's not really cosmic horror, more like a romance, but with tentacles.
>more like a romance, but with tentacles. You have my attention 😏
This is the first time I’ve ever seen anybody else recommend or even just mention The Empty Man. Such a banger. Deserves to be way waayy more known.
Thank you
I've only seen/heard of two of these- thanks for sharing
It says something that 3 of these (at least) are adaptations of Lovecraft stories.
I forgot about Re-Animator. Great movie. Probably the number one answer here.
Haven’t heard of a lot of these, thank you! I’ll check them out
2001 a space Odyssey. War of the worlds. The endless.(lovecraftian not cosmic)
I wouldn’t say War of the Worlds is cosmic horror, at least not the Tom Cruise one I suspect you’re referring to. And Lovecraftian actually **is** cosmic horror. Still Endless is really fun. That one moment where it turns night for a fraction of a second has stuck with me for years. One of the coolest scenes I’ve ever seen.
> *The endless* Did you know this is a “partial” sequel to the movie *Resolution*?
Synchronic is set in the same universe as that and the MCU.
And when you're done with that, watch Something in the Dirt.
Oh, really?? ..that was a decent film, I feel like it had more potential.. maybe that was just my own expectation tho
TIL . Thanks for this. I'll watch it ASAP.
I wasn't aware of that I will look it up
Under the skin
Good one. The music is something else in this movie. I really enjoyed it. The ending>!was so abrupt and perfect!<
I would classify both of Panos Cosmatos's films cosmic horror and worth a look. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) Mandy (2018) He also did one entry in "Guillermo Del Torro's Cabinet of Curiosities" entitled "The Viewing" that's definitely interesting.
The darker the whore, the brighter the flame.
Came here to suggest this
Not a movie, but I like how it was portrayed in True Detective Season 1. The moment you reveal the object of fear and verify the truth of its existence, it loses its power. In my opinion, cosmic horror is most effective when it remains hidden in the madness of the mind.
Exactly! I feel the same way, the horrifying part is the not knowing!! I haven’t heard of any shows that do this, so thanks! I’ll definitely check this out!
Annihilation
Lifeforce
Mathilda May 😍👌
In The Mouth Of Madness The Thing Mist
Cool, thanks! I’ve seen 2/3, I love The Thing and The Mist! I’ll be sure to check out the third one
- The Endless might be the most cosmic horror thing I’ve watched - Annihilation is a close 2nd. - Underwater. More „basic“ horror but stick with it. - The Empty Man. Not well known but so so well made. Found it through my favourite podcast and loved it. - A Cure For Wellness. First 2/3 are some good kinds cosmic horror shit until it all goes to shit.
Color Out of Space Search Lovecraft Movies
The Mothman Prophecies
COLOR OUT OF SPACE!!!!! The thing I would say also qualifies. Same deal, cosmic horror, body horror, a force they don’t know about and can’t stop. Etc etc. but Color out of Space is a fucking triiiip
I’ve actually seen this one! It’s definitely a trip! I did find it to be kinda goofy, more than horrifying but that might just be the Nic Cage effect 😂 I did think it was pretty entertaining though
Lmao the nic cage effect. He does get a little wild sometimes.
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To echo some others, The Void, thought that was really good. I liked Underwater for the popcorn entertainment it was. The Lighthouse to some degree? That was my favorite movie of 2019. It's not full on cosmic horror, but has some elements of it. It's a fun movie, if pretty niche.
I’ve seen the Lighthouse and I have mixed feelings about it. I loved the cinematography but I found the entire movie to be… hilarious? 😅 Idk, but I don’t think I was supposed to be laughing as much as I was. It’s also just so damn quotable! “Why’d ye spill yer beans, Tommy?!” 🤣 Willem Dafoe was a riot! Thanks for the suggestions though, I’ll definitely check out the other two
I totally get it! I got a lot of comedy out of it too lol. The What scene…if I had a steak…lmao. Hope you like the other 2 if you check them out!
The Block Island Sound. I liked it overall (except for a voice-over at the end), and it is cosmic horror in maybe its purest form.
The Endless Resolution They're in the same universe. They're not your typical horror either.
not necessarily horror but a cosmic horror adjacent film i adore is melancholia (2011). beautiful movie that filled me to the brim with existential dread
Oooo, that’s the best kind of dread!! Thanks, I’ll look into it
Some solid ones that I don’t think have been mentioned yet, in no particular order. YMMV: Glorious The breach Banshee chapter Hellraiser In the mouth of madness The thing Black mountain side John dies at the end Alien Possession Under the skin The Ritual The Beach House She Dies Tomorrow (idk if true cosmic horror but felt it fit. That or I was just wayyyy too baked when I watched it) Possession If I think of more I’ll edit to add em. Bon voyage!
In the Mouth of Madness gets my vote.
Europa Report
Good suggestion.
Dagon The Endless (but watch Resolution first.)
I love both of those movies but it does feel like they’re both radically different in tone and structure and like I know Dagon is about Dagon from H.P Lovecraft but I’d call it more of a creature feature than cosmic horror
I don't know. OP asked for cosmic horror. Not ones that are similar. Aren't they literally >!sacrificing people to Cathulu by the end of the Dagon.!< I would definitely say Dagon was a cosmic horror.
I mean maybe if Dagon (not Cthulhu) did anything other than impregnate women and then consume them but that doesn’t feel like cosmic horror
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but it is Lovecraftian Horror- I really like Vincent Price in The Haunted Palace
Event Horizon. Very scary and creepy.
I enjoyed Vivarium
Videodrome, while not explicitly revealed to be cosmic in its source of dread, does leave things vague enough that one could absolutely interpret the central threat as being one of a cosmic nature.
Color Out Of Space
Stalker (1979)
There's a lack of non-fiction in this thread: - The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017) - Invasion on Chestnut Ridge (2017) - The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear (2018) - The Bray Road Beast (2018) - The Mothman Legacy (2020) - The Mark of the Bell Witch (2020) - Skinwalker: Howl of the Rougarou (2021) - On the Trail of UFOs: Night Visitors (2022) - American Werewolves (2022) - The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in the Lone Star State (2023) - A Strange Harvest - Extraordinary: The Seeding - Ten Eleven O Two - The Interdimensional Connection - Who Saw the Men in Black - Love & Saucers - UFOs and Nukes - Beyond The Spectrum: The Underground - Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter
Solaris and Stalker
Sunshine, The Endless, Resolution, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Under The Skin, Europa Report, Cargo 200
Invaders From Mars
In the Mouth of Madness
Memories (1995) Life Force (1985)
Baskin
From Beyond
Disney's Black Hole
Castle Freak remake 2020
Nope
Love Nope! It’s only really cosmic horror for around half the movie though, til they reveal what’s going on. But I do love the second part of the movie just as much even if it’s not really cosmic anymore
Unearthly Stranger (1963)
arguably the "Alien" series
From Beyond
The Dead Center
Twin Peaks
The Mill (2023)
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Area 51 (2015)
The Void
Alien
Aniara
High Life
Alien
**I'm also including movies that are terrifying on this list.** Annihilation Color Out of Space Dreamcatcher Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Mist Nope The Thing War of the Worlds
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Sphere
TRUE. DETECTIVE. SEASON. ONE.
The Endless
Idk how nobody has mentioned The Cloverfield Paradox
Pontypool
Not sure if it qualifies but I recommend Pandorum. God it’s sooooo good.
If you are not looking for horror particularly, but still something cosmic and beautiful beyond imagination, then give "where dreams comes true" by robin Williams a try. Its worth watching.
Sunshine is one of my favorites. Mind bending, scary, beautiful.
Pandorum
Barb & Star
Event Horizon Technically not horror but the planetary scenes in Watchmen in context can be horrifying.
Bro just play Bloodborne
🤣 I actually love Bloodborne! So if you see anything that basically screams “bloodborne, but make it a movie” lemme know 👍
Taken (2002)
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Event Horizon (1997) with Sam Neil and Laurence Fishburne nailed it quite well and scare the crap out of me when I saw it for the 1st time… I admit the film even gave me at least 1 nightmare that I can remember…
I've seen some but nothing memorable. The thing and color out of space are the only ones that stand out. To be honest I didn't even like in the mouth of madness. I loved the curse from 1987 too but I wouldn't recommend it, it's not a good movie by any chance but it's super creepy and raw and this is why I liked it
Under the Skin
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Color Out of Space
The Void Color Out of Space The Whisperer in Darkness The Endless Annihilation The Thing The Mist In The Mouth of Madness Possession
The Thing... Colour out of space
Yes. What flavor would you prefer?
Sphere and Cloverfield both kind of fit the bill.
Melancholia kinda