Great Cosmic Horror Movies You Should Watch (lemmy.world)

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In today’s video we take a look at some of our favorite Cosmic Horror movies you should definitely watch.

Stories of space and body horror mixed with existential dread.

Video made by Moises & Sergio Velasquez

■ Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Event Horizon
1:52 - In the Mouth of Madness
2:58 - Annihilation
3:59 - The Mist
5:11 - Ad
6:18 - The Void
7:31 - The Empty Man
8:45 - Viewers’ Choice
10:28 - The Thing
11:33 - Outro

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[-] crawley@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Just don't watch Annihilation if you've read the book expecting it to be anything like the book.

[-] ekZepp@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I heard about that, and i'm kinda curious. I will read the book sooner or later.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

The movie is great regardless, so don’t worry, both are good in their own right.

[-] ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh, i saw the movie and i love it. Just curious about the book. Is it a single book or a serie?

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

So I started the book at 10 pm before going to bed. I finished it a little after 3:30 am with work starting in a few hours. I was absolutely miserable the next day, but couldn't put the book down.

It's stranger than the movie but also better. Not the films fault as I don't think it would be an easy direct adaptation.

[-] gullible@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Annihilation felt more magical than cosmic simply because it was so similar to the concept of exploring a fae wild. Loved the movie. Also loved, on rewatching, that it wasn’t “we need a group of WOMEN who are LADIES going on a journey with each other and bonding as WOMEN to be watched by WOMEN.” The characters simply existing as people rather than set pieces really elevated it. Once you call attention to an all male/female cast, it instantly becomes campier.

[-] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Love cosmic horror. Haven't seen The Empty Man yet. Just from a quick search, I'm reading that it's got great ideas, just a bit too long and needs better editing. Still, it should be a fun watch. Thanks!

[-] oDDmON@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I see two I’ve missed on the list, thanks!

[-] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Color Out of Space was uh... something, maybe not great but Cosmic Horror.

[-] WanderingCrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

The Void was a lot of fun. Really great practical effects!

[-] ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Amazing effects. The PE team worked before on the 2011 "The Thing" prequel, which flopped also for the decision from the film studio to redo all the scenes in CGI. So the Void success is basically their middle finger to that.

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[-] WanderingCrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting, it definitely felt like a spiritual successor to The Thing, very interesting to know the back story!

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