It’s hard to make an Alien or Monster film, or to at least do it justice, with most alien
action taking place in flashbacks, showing our main character get abducted, returning
home, only to quickly discover the experience he had.
However, these films on our list are a little different.
Now, they’re not all aliens, but these little creatures all hail from space, and have one
thing in common.
To exterminate human life.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Monsters That Came From Space.
Before we begin, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be responding
to some of your comments.
Lets jump in.
5 Clover- Cloverfield
Perhaps one of my favorite found-footage films of all time, Cloverfield tells the story of
a group of friends who venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during
a rampaging monster attack.
Starring Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, and TJ Miller, this film is a horror,
sci-fi and at times comedy, and shows off huge monsters rampaging around the city, while
our gang attempt to navigate the streets in order to reach on of their friends trapped
inside an apartment building.
The creature in Cloverfield is a heavy hitter, breaking apart the statue of Liberty as well
as the Brooklyn Bridge, killing folks and wreaking havoc across the Big Apple.
To make matters worse, it drops little parasites to the ground which also attack nearby humans,
with fatal bites, causing people to bleed and eventually explode.
We’re having absolutely no fun in this film, people.
4 The Bugs - Starship Troopers This 1997 Sci-Fi classic follows a group of
humans in a fascist, militaristic future, where they are forced to wage war against
giant alien bugs.
Yeah, it’s disgusting, but a classic nonetheless.
Starring, Denise Richards, Neil Patrick Harris, Casper Van Dien, and Dina Meyer, this film
cleverly shows us what would happen if insects were capable of developing technology.
And, it’s no fun, folks.
The bugs in this film are not to be messed with, with them having several forms of attack,
ranging from military grade firing equipment to claws that can cut into people’s heads
and eat their brains.
Once again, we’re talking about bugs, folks.
Bugs.
Even worse, they require some extreme measures in order to get rid of them, but don’t worry,
I’m not going to ruin the surprise for you.
You’ll just have to watch to find out.
3 The Xenomorph - Alien
This Ridley Scott masterpiece was released all the way back in 1979, and starred Sigourney
Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, and Ian Holm, with the film following a space merchant vessel
that perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, resulting in them landing
on the sources moon, only to be attacked by a mysterious lifeform.
The Xenomorph.
This film is an absolute classic, with the most memorable scene being John Hurt, who
had been face-hugged by a small crab like alien, begin convulsing at the dinner table,
before his chest bursts open and an alien slithers out.
It’s haunting, and has lingered with even hardcore horror fans for years.
Now, the films scariest attribute is its primary antagonist, the Xenomorph, a tall lanky armed,
fang-filled creature, a truly awe-inspiring monster that came from the mind of artist
H.R. Giger.
The Xenomorph’s true horrors are displayed to us when the crew are looking for the cat,
Jonesy, with Brett the engineering technician not realizing the fully-grown Xenomorph is
standing right behind him.
However, the horrified look in his eyes are all we need to understand the fate he is about
to meet.
2 The Thing - The Thing Now, I’m sure none of you will be surprised
that The Thing is on our list, although I’m sure you will be surprised that it didn’t
claim our number one spot.
You’ll see why very soon.
Released back in 1982, and starring Kurt Russel, Wilford Brimley and Keith David.
This John Carpenter classic follows a research team in Antarctica that is hunted by a shape-shifting
alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
This shape-shifting alien is known as “The Thing” and is perhaps the most terrifying
creature to come out of horror cinema to date.
The Thing breaks into the base, stealth style, by disguising itself as a dog and quickly
mutates to impersonate the crewmembers by biting off arms and sprouting legs from a
human head to flee.
Which is perhaps one of the most haunting things I have ever seen.
More terrifying still, it’s not just The Thing’s appearance that is horrifying, but
instead how it attaches itself to various characters throughout the film, turning each
human against one another through simple implication, leading everyone to suspect their neighbor
of being The Thing.
It’s a mind game to say the least, and indescribably grotesque to watch.
1 Space Gorillas - Attack the Block
This action, comedy, sci-fi was released back in 2011, and at the time was comprised of
a cast of relative unknowns, however, that’s a little different now.
Starring Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, and Luke Treadaway, Attack the Block follows a
teenage gang in South London who are forced to defend their block from an alien invasion.
Now, yes this film is primarily a comedy, but the appearance of the unrelenting gorilla-like
aliens definitely warrants it a mention on our list, because they are straight up terrifying
to look at.
They’re huge creatures, covered in black, spiky fur, with fang-filled mouths that seems
to glow a green-blue hue.
And, to make matters worse, that want to use Earth as their new breeding ground, so it’s
probably a good idea not to get in between this Space Gorilla and it’s mate...or better
yet, you should hope that you’re not the mate.
Attack the Block is perhaps one of the greatest sci-fi comedies to ever come out of the UK,
and is a must watch for all lovers of horror out there.
Watch it, you will not be disappointed.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any space 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 Worst Horror Movies You Should Never Watch - Part 2.
Heliko said “And I quote, “This film is like a broken down car trying to brrm brrm
its way to the shop.”
- Lucy McPhee, 2019.
Request to be quoted, complete.”
-- Yep, that is something that I said, and I now have major regrets.
Big Fat Bastage said “Lucy always reminds me of a cat that I used to have.
She looks nice, friendly and approachable, but when you look into her eyes, you can see
she is just waiting for the right moment to pounce and suck out your soul.”
Wow, can confirm.
James Bamford said “We can’t defy the dark Queen” - No you can not.
Splatter Tank said “They should make a horror movie where Jack is running from Lucy before
she finds him and sends him into Oblivion, just like in real life.”
-- I couldn’t agree more.
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