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I love space horror and sci-fi with horror elements. Any recommendations around?
New to Tildes, so I wanted to kick things off by asking—do you have any sci-fi horror recs you reckon I might be interested in? Here's some of what I've read: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Solid...
New to Tildes, so I wanted to kick things off by asking—do you have any sci-fi horror recs you reckon I might be interested in? Here's some of what I've read:
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- Solid read, but definitely more about the weird vibes than anything else. Sequels didn't hook me as much.
Blindsight by Peter Watts
- I generally try not to DNF my reads. But this was one of them. I'm sorry, I just can't buy vampires in a sci-fi world that's trying to take itself seriously, without proper grounding. It's also incredibly dry.
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
- A pretty solid read, I like how the narrative is told via flashbacks and then suddenly terminates in a way that makes you want to know more, in the most tantalizing of ways. Unfortunately I thought the reveal of the lurking horror was incredibly meh, and it went mostly downhill from there.
Diamond Dogs by Alistair Reynolds
- Fantastic novella with a mysterious locale functioning as the backdrop of the setting, and the horror elements being both external (as in the setting) and internal (how far our characters are willing to go to crack the mystery).
Paradise-1 by David Wellington
- A really solid space horror novel, with a pretty interesting protagonist trio (including a self-aware robot with plastic bodies) and it has some genuinely uncomfortable moments of horror that I can absolutely get behind. My main issue though, is that it ends in a cliffhanger and I'm still mad about it.
Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
- Decent read, but the horror reveal came super early and in reality, it's less space horror than it is human drama involving horror elements which is basically the Protomolecule from the Expanse. Fun read though, if you're okay with that.
Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
- I thought this was somewhat bland, the concept and initial plot were interesting, but it trails off and overall, overstays its welcome with some scenes that pacing-wise, feel like they belong in the middle part of the book. Some solid moments of horror though.
Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo
- Probably the quintessential space horror book for me. A fantastic setting, an intriguing protagonist narrative interspersed with religious themes and a genuinely solid pacing, horror-wise.
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
- This would have been an interesting murder mystery in space... if it actually had good and compelling characters. It does not. Everyone feels like a cardboard cutout with One Defining Trait and that's it.
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
- This was... a disappointment. I still rank it amongst the worst books I've read, simply because the protagonist is unbelievable. I can buy a protagonist doing things under duress or from being manipulated, but I cannot buy a protagonist who constantly flip flops 5 minutes after making a decision and then hooks up with the person who was manipulating her, because yay fucked up sexytimes! Look, I want queer representation in my books too, but this came off too much as just doing it for the vibes. Queer rep deserves better than stupid protagonists.
Walking to Aldebaraan by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- A great novella; it's a retelling of a really well-known story but reframed in sci-fi terms, and I love that approach.
We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen
- A really haphazard book I think; I like some things about it, but others just don't make sense, or contradict it. E.g. the protagonist is a psychologist, but is absolutely horrible at reading human emotion and speech, and a loner who prefers robots. Throw in some Michio Kaku-esque pseudoscience and while it's not a horrible read, it feels like a book that could have been better with a rewrite. The setting and suspense are pretty neat though.
So, as you can see, I have met the good, the bad and the ugly of sci-fi horror. I'd love to find more! For non-book horror or horror adjacent works I've enjoyed, those include Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon, Sunshine, Underwater and Dead Space. Please don't recommend tie-in novels though; I can find those myself and generally I've found that they're not really up to par.
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Black Mirror - Season 6 - Get hype thread
We are 3 2 days away from the Season 6 release. Are you getting excited?
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What are your favorite books in the horror (or horror-adjacent) genre?
I'm always looking recommendations for my next read. I haven't read many "pure" horror books this year, but I would like to recommend The Raw Shark Texts and The Library at Mt. Char. The former...
I'm always looking recommendations for my next read. I haven't read many "pure" horror books this year, but I would like to recommend The Raw Shark Texts and The Library at Mt. Char. The former especially leads to some great discussions between readers.
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Now that Amnesia: The Bunker is out and has a demo, what are your thoughts on it?
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Any 2022/3 horror/thriller movies that anyone would recommend?
Hey everyone! I love a good horror/thriller type movie and tend to binge on them every few months. I am however behind on releases over the last year or so :< I'd love to get some recommendations...
Hey everyone!
I love a good horror/thriller type movie and tend to binge on them every few months. I am however behind on releases over the last year or so :<
I'd love to get some recommendations from the wider community to add to my list of must sees!
Thank you in advance!!
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster | Trailer
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WW1 horror Amnesia: The Bunker delayed again, but only by a week – now due to release for PC on 23rd May
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Amnesia: The Bunker feels like a new beginning for the series
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‘Scream VI’ crosses $100 million, first in franchise to hit box office milestone in twenty-six years
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Yes, ‘Scream VI’ marketing is behind the creepy Ghostface sightings causing scares across the US
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Returnal, the PS5 hit, is a master class in porting a console game to PC
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SOMA and I
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Knock At The Cabin early reactions say peak M. Night Shyamalan is back
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Beau Is Afraid | Official trailer
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Renfield | Official trailer
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Evil Dead Rise | Official trailer
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World of Horror will exit early access and launch in Summer 2023
@Ysbryd Games: Cosmic horror RPG #WORLDOFHORROR from @panstasz will exit Early Access and launch in Summer 2023 for:* PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4* Switch * PC via Steam, GOG, Microsoft Store, and https://t.co/L8aU7LyQ58 Who is ready to go to Shiokawa? 🐙 pic.twitter.com/2CIoAG1Sqr
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The Pale Blue Eye | Official trailer
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How Parker Finn’s ‘Smile’ went from streaming to theatrical in a single night
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M3GAN | Official trailer 2
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The Mean One | Official trailer
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AI horror - Who is Loab, the AI-generated apparition haunting our timelines?
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Bambi to become 'a vicious killing machine' in new horror movie Bambi: The Reckoning
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Inside | Official trailer
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The insane world of Chinese shlockbusters. Movies don't have to be good to be fun.
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Bed Habits - One insomniac’s descent into the world of sleep research to understand what screens before bed are doing to our brains
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We have officially submitted ‘Terrifier 2’ for Oscar consideration because it’s too funny not to
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The Eternal Daughter | Official trailer
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