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What are some of your favorite smaller Sci-Fi Horror/psychological thriller stories/films? (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

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 points 1 year 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.

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

This movie is super weird in amaxing ways.

Also, plus point for having Pedro Pascal!

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this recommendation, this will be my next Friday night feature <3

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year 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.