alien horror
Otherworldly terrifying creature
Alien horror is a subgenre of horror fiction featuring extraterrestrial creatures as the source of terror.
The genre exploits fear of the unknown and the inhuman—beings whose biology, motives, or intelligence are fundamentally incomprehensible: The film was pure alien horror, all tentacles and acid blood.
The aliens may be predatory, parasitic, or simply so foreign that contact proves catastrophic.
- xenomorphForeign biological entity
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- probeThorough examination or tool
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
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- horrorterror, fear, dread, haunted, bloody
- scary storiesghost story, scary story, spine-chiller, campfire story, haunted tale
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