Science fiction has never failed us when it comes to terrifying alien creatures who hail
from space.
From Predator, to Xenomorphs, to of course The Thing, the sci-fi universe is filled to
the brim with scary monstrous species.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Horror Monsters That Came From Space.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments, and with that, let’s jump in.
5 Killer Klowns From Outer Space Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a 1988 science
fiction horror comedy written and directed by the Chiodo Brothers.
The film itself is about a clan of evil aliens from an unknown region, who all resemble circus
clowns.
They arrive on Earth and invade a small town in order to capture, kill, and harvest the
human inhabitants to use as sustenance.
Now, the Killer Klowns appear to wear colorful makeup, painted eyes, fuzzy hair with various
styles, and then of course, humorous, over the top outfits, making them resemble clowns.
They are usually seen wielding a dangerous, but completely unassuming, weapon of their
own: a gun that encases its victim into a cocoon of a cotton candy-like substance, which
slowly melts the victim into red liquid.
Other weapons include mallets, boxing gloves, and other guns that shoot their popcorn larvae
and that encase people in balloons.
These dudes are monstrous, durable and practically bullet-proof, with them enjoying the taste
of humanoid blood and meat, as well as general carnage, mayhem, destruction and random killing
in new and inventive ways.
4 Alien - Xenomorph Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film
directed by Ridley Scott and follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who
encounter the deadly Xenomorph, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the
ship.
Now, The Xenomorph XX121, better known simply as Xenomorph is an extraterrestrial species
and one of the deadliest of all known species.
To quote Eloise: “Men consider it evil, but it is simply doing what it does.
That it does it so well is where the fear lies.”
Xenomorphs are quite capable of running and crawling along ceilings and walls, which is
terrifying, and are also known to be expert jumpers.
Not to mention, their larger clawed talons allow them to tear humans apart without much
force.The Alien design is credited to Swiss surrealist and artist HR Giger, originally
in a lithograph titled Necronom IV and refined for the films’ series.
In the movie, the alien blood is an extremely potent accident and is capable of corroding
almost any substance on contact with alarming speed.
Xenomorphs also have an insane life cycle, as shown in the movie.
They begin their lives as an egg, which hatches a parasitoid larval form known as a facehugger,
which then attaches itself to a living host by, as its name suggests, latching onto its
face.
The facehugger then impregnates the host with an embryo, known as the chestburster.
I think we all know why it’s named that.
The scene with the alien bursting from John Hurt's chest is one most won’t be quick
to forget.
The Xenomorph is an icon of alien horror that has lasted over decades since its first appearance
back in 1979.
3 Predator - Predator Predator is a 1987 science fiction horror
film directed by John McTiernan and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an
elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerilla-held territory
in Central America, who encounter the deadly Predator, a technologically-advanced alien
who stalks and hunts them down.
The Predator, also known as The Yautja (Ya-OOT-ja), are an extraterrestrial species that are a
sentient, humanoid race.
They are characterized by their hunting of other dangerous species for sport, including
humans.They stalk and kill their prey using a combination of technology, such as energy
weapons, combined with blades, spears and nets.
Predators are bipedal humanoids, physically distinguishable from humans by their height,
long, hair-like appendages on their heads, reptilian skin, and no visible nose.
To quote Mac in Predator: “I know one thing, Major -- I drew down and fired straight at
it.
Caped off 200 rounds and the minigun, full pack.
Nothing...Nothing on this Earth could’ve lived...Not at that range.”
Predators are highly resilient to physical damage, capable of recovering from gunshot
wounds with no medical attention.
They are insanely strong, easily capable of outmatching a trained human in unarmed combat.
Not to mention, they are also capable of tearing a human’s head and spine from the body with
little effort.
The Predator series was such a success it spawned three sequels.
2 The Thing - The Thing The Thing is a 1982 science fiction horror
directed by the legendary John Carpenter based on the 1938 novella Who Goes There?
The movie tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the
Thing, a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.
The group quickly becomes overcome with paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no
longer trust each other and that any one of them could in fact be The Thing.
Now, The Thing itself is a shape-shifting creature that crash-landed upon Earth around
100,000 years ago.
It was frozen in the ice of Antarctica and accidentally freed by the crew of Norway’s
Thule Research Station.
Its goal is to absorb and assimilate any nearby life-form native to whatever planet the Thing
arrives on.
It is thus able to gain shelter and adapt to virtually any environment that can sustain
complex life, which is its principle food and host source.
To quote RJ MacReady: “This thing doesn’t want to show itself; it wants to hide inside
an imitation.
It’ll fight if it has to, but it’s vulnerable out in the open.
If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies.
Nobody left to kill it.
And then it’s won.”
What makes this monster so damn terrifying is the simple fact that once it has assimilated
an organism, it is capable of imitating them exactly down to their memories, characteristics,
mannerisms, and all of their traits - even medical defects.
Not to mention, when a part of The Thing becomes cut in two, both of those pieces become their
own creatures and operate separately.
Making it incredibly difficult to kill one of these creatures.
The Thing turns friend on friend, and family against family, because at the end of the
day, anyone could be The Thing.
1 Attack the Block - Space Gorillas Attack the Block is a 2011 British sci-fi,
horror, comedy written and directed by Joe Cornish.
The film centres on a teenage street gang who are forced to defend themselves from predatory
alien invaders on a council estate in South London on Guy Fawkes Night.
When Samantha Adams, a trainee nurse, is mugged by a gang of teenage hoodlums, a meteorite
falls from the sky, bringing with it these alien gorilla invaders.
These aliens are quadrupedal, having long legs, armed with bear-like claws, rows upon
rows of sharp fangs, having no eyes, or ears to speak of, and communicate through sonar,
shrieks, screams and even growls.The male gorillas also have bio-luminescent “glowing”
fangs, with their blood being blackish-blue in colour.
Now, it has been theorized that the alien gorillas are invaders floating through space
on solar winds, looking for a planet to infest, and when the female finds one suitable, she
excretes a musk-like fluid so that the males are able to track her.
Honestly, these creatures are just straight up terrifying, and more effective than a lot
of monsters in big budget horror movies.
The disappointing thing is that although the film has an absolutely stellar cast, with
the likes of Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Luke Tradaway, and Nick Frost, it sadly underperformed
at the box office but did receive praise from critics.
However, in my opinion, Attack the Block demands to be seen, simply because of these creatures
and how thrilling and pulse-raising it is from start to finish, not to mention, it’s
also hilarious, and introduced the world to John Boyega.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any horror monsters that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 Scary Responses From Askreddit.
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