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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?

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[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 84 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Event horizon is one of the few movies I actually find a bit frightening.

[–] shininghero@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've always liked the fan theory that Event Horizon took place in the Warhammer 40k universe, and that the ship went into the warp without the necessary gellar fields.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

I hadn't heard of that up until a few weeks ago and now it's hard for me not to view it as canon.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's because Larry Fish does everything right, makes the best possible moves in his situation, and still has problems. There's a strong case to be made that Capt Miller is the one of the smartest protagonists in a horror movie and that's why the movie is so haunting.

[–] tupcakes@midwest.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Ace0fBlades@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

"And then we're gonna nuke this ship"

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also chilling: he doesn’t die.

[–] 00Sixty7@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Typical ghost/demon etc supernatural films and even a lot of sci-fi horror are snoozefests in comparison to Event Horizon because this film really puts it all together on a scale that makes it horrific. It plays with the supernatural angle and actually even explains it in such a way that puts it closer to reality, and then compounds that horror with the crushing isolation, unfamiliarity and unknowability of space.

I really wish there were more movies that got horror THIS RIGHT.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you enjoyed the unsettling mix of supernatural and science fiction elements in Event Horizon, you might want to check out House on Haunted Hill (1999). While it's not set in space, it combines psychological horror with a bit of tech flair, employing a modern (for its time) setting full of gadgets that can manipulate reality. It's a fun ride if you're looking for a horror film that tries to blend different elements together.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I like to share this link whenever I come across a discussion about Event Horizon-

https://web.archive.org/web/20210130023507/https://theunheardnerd.com/what-could-have-been-26-event-horizon/

It's fun to imagine what could have been

[–] Discoslugs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That movie is scary enough. I dont need to see the violence orgy from the original crew.

[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Gore has it's place in horror films. Personally, I feel like it's best used sparingly and to maximum effect, but there's something to be said for the "gore fest" film types (e.g. Dead Alive), I suppose. Still, after a certain point, things stop being about horror and veer closer to torture erotica. Nothing against torture erotica either (again, not my thing, but to each their own), but it's not horror. The violence orgy scene was literal torture porn, and I think it serves the film best as brief flashes, just enough to make it clear what's going on, but not enough to function as an actual torture porn clip.

[–] Discoslugs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I think it serves the film best as brief flashes, just enough to make it clear what's going on, but not enough to function as an actual torture porn clip.

Agree. My partner list this film as one of their top scary picks, mostly due to this scene.

I feel it is perfect the way it is. It leaves a lot to the imagination while still leading the viewer in a direction of true horror.

Gives me shivers just thinking about it.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

That's crazy that they went through all the trouble to film all that and just cut it out. Sounds like they were expecting it with how crazy the footage was though.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It reminds me a little of the Reavers in Firefly. We have this notion that when we are far removed from our familiar surroundings and isolated in bleak emptiness, that we will somehow stare into the void and lose our minds, turning savage and cruel as we go insane.

But if it’s any consolidation, outer space is far too dangerous for it to ever get to that point. Even highly qualified professionals who are trying their best can find it difficult to survive in space. There’s no way a violently insane person would last 30 seconds there.