Movies
‘Under the Skin’ Has the Scariest Alien Scene Since…
A24’s Under the Skin has been out long enough that I consider the image above to be a minor spoiler from what I believe to be the scariest scene from an alien-themed horror film since Fire In the Sky.
In Robert Lieberman’s 1993 Fire In the Sky, a man is abducted by aliens and subjected to awful experiments. The imagery is haunting, chilling, and terrifying. Ultimately, his inability to move is what sent the chills straight down my spine. You can watch the sequence for yourself in the below video.
Last night I finally caught Jonathan Glazer’s masterful Under the Skin, in which Scarlett Johansson plays an alien seducing men into her lair where she strips them of their skin (presumably for other aliens wear to Earth reader Philip Hansen tells me that, in the book, they eat the meat). There’s a lot of build up to this mortifying sequence, which is carries heavily by the score, that I consider to be the scariest thing I’ve seen since Paranormal Activity. Clearly this is just my opinion, and some of you will probably disagree, but I was severely affected by the moment in which we see how a human’s skin is obtained. The above photo teases this scene, which I hope lives up to the hype that I’m dropping right now…
Check out the film this weekend and drop back here to share your thoughts. Is it the scariest alien scene since Fire In the Sky?
Photo source: A24 and Lionsgate.
Updated July 8, 2014
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glenn Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glenn Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
‘Infested’ Review – One of the Best Spiders Attack Horror Movies in Years
‘The King Tide’: An Island Town Rots with Moral Decay in Canadian Folk Horror Fable [Review]
Limited Edition Morticia & Wednesday Addams ‘Monster High’ Dolls Releasing Next Week!
TWO New ‘Evil Dead’ Movies Now in the Works; Sébastien Vaniček & Francis Galluppi Directing
“AHS: Delicate” Review – ‘The Auteur’ Gives Birth to a Lackluster, Laughable Finale
You must be logged in to post a comment.