Space Horror Movies

List of the best space horror movies selected by visitors to our site: Life, Pandorum, The Last Days on Mars, Apollo 18, Glorious, No Exit, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Studio 666, Blood Red Sky, You Are Not My Mother.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:29

    The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
    Duration01:48

      Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:38

      On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claims all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:29

        Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies it's authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, comedy
        CountryUSA

        After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the kidnapper.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrehorror
        CountryBulgaria, USA

        After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, comedy, music
        CountryUSA

        Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, action, thriller
        CountryGermany, USA

        A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrehorror, drama
        CountryRepublic of Ireland

        In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrehorror
        CountryRussia

        Dark Spell is a story about the girl named Zhenya who suffers from being in love with her husband that has left her, so she decides to bring him back. Desperate heroine casts a spell called "Black Wedding", which is a magical ritual known for its great power and irreversibility. After the ritual, her beloved husband comes back, although his love becomes more like an obsession: he is even ready to kill Zhenya, so as not to give her to anyone. When the maddened husband dies, the spell does not stop: because even death will not part those who were betrothed by the demon of black wedding.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, detective
        CountryUSA

        Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA

        Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

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        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA

        This remake of the 1987 supernatural horror film of the same name will return to re-interpret the source novella "The Hellbound Heart" by Clive Barker.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror
        CountryUSA

        Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryFrance, Belgium

        While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialize in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realize the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrehorror, action, thriller
        CountryUSA, France

        All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action
        CountryCanada

        A hardened mechanic must stay awake and maintain an interstellar ark fleeing the dying planet Earth with a few thousand lucky souls on board... the last of humanity. Unfortunately, humans are not the only passengers. A shapeshifting alien creature has taken residence, its only goal is to kill as many people as possible. The crew must think quickly to stop this menace before it destroys mankind.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryBelgium, France, West Germany
        Duration02:05

        Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius (Welles). He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, (Carrière) unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
        CountryGermany
        Duration01:25

        God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryFrance
        Duration02:22

          In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrehorror
          CountryItaly, France

          Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
          CountryCzechoslovakia

          Mr. Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead, and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
          CountrySoviet Union
          Duration01:17

          A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryJapan

          While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrehorror, comedy
          CountryItaly, France, Germany
          Duration01:44

          A cemetery man has the unusual problem of the dead rising from the grave. Himself and his assistant must end these creatures' lives again after they are reborn. Everything is going well until "She" comes along and stirs things up a bit.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:53

          Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

          Duration02:02

            Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:41

            Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama
            CountryMexico, Italy
            Duration02:03

            A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:35

            An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrehorror, fantasy
            CountryCanada
            Duration02:05

              The eerie and deserted ghost town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers – and ignoring the protests of her husband. It's soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she's ever been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living 'darkness' that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genrehorror
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:40

              Miriam and John are an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. She gave her lover the gift of eternal life and together they hunt. But John begins aging rapidly, he seeks the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts. Miriam is immediately drawn to Sarah, desiring her as her next immortal companion...

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryGermany
              Duration01:50

              The young Tore seeks a new life in Hamburg among the religious group called The Jesus Freaks. When he by accident meets a family and helps them to repair their car, he believes that a heavenly wonder has helped him. He starts a friendship with the father of the family, Benno, and soon he moves in with them at their garden plot, not knowing the cruelty there is to come. True to his religious belief Tore stays with them although the increasing violence by Benno is torturing him...

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
              CountrySpain
              Duration02:05

              While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
              CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, Japan
              Duration02:12

              When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, drama
              CountryCanada
              Duration01:28

              If you've never been good at anything in your life, why would murder be any different? Patrick (David Hewlett) has always had a somewhat combative relationship with his little sister Marilyn (Kate Hewlett), but when she brings home her new sci-fi soap star fiancé Ryan (Paul McGillion), it's all out war. When Patrick fails to drive a wedge between the happy couple, he reaches for sharper instruments.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:45

              In Roman Polanski's first English-language film, beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:40

              A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.

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