Sci-Fi Horror Movie Reviews
Looking for a new Sci-Fi horror movie to watch, but don't want to waste your time sitting through a movie you'll hate? You're in luck! We built AllHorror specifically to help you find the horror movies you're most likely to love. Check out our spoiler-free "Worth Watching" reviews below. All reviews are short and written to give you an idea of what kind of Sci-Fi movie it is and what other Sci-Fi movies it's similar to, just so you know what to expect. And nearly all Sci-Fi movie reviews include videos from other reviewers, so you get multiple opinions from the horror community.
A Quiet Place Part II (2021) Review
It’s about the Abbott family’s continued struggle to survive amidst a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monsters with incredible hearing. It’s a sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’. Directed by John Krasinski and featuring the same cast as the fir...
A Quiet Place (2018) Review
It’s about a family struggling to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world, overrun with blind monsters with incredible hearing. Directed by and starring John Krasinski alongside his wife Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe, ‘A Quiet P...
The Thing (2011) Review
It’s about a team of Nowergian and American researchers who have to try and survive after discovering a shape-shifting alien alive in the ice. The film is a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name. The Thing is a 2011 horror fil...
The Thing (1982) Review
It’s about a group of researchers being hunted and assimilated by a shapeshifting alien at a research facility in Antarctica. Few films have made as big a comeback or amassed as big a cult following as John Carpenter’s 1982 ‘The Thing’. B...
Life (2017) Review
It’s about a six-member crew in space that uncover the first evidence of life on Mars. Life is a 2017 American science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca...
Without Warning (1980) Review
It’s about a quartet of teens, a pair of weird hermits, and some bagel-sized flying creatures that attack – wait for it – without warning! Without Warning was directed by Greydon Clark (Dracula vs. Frankenstein and Satan’s Cheerleaders) an...
F*CK, SCARE, KILL: An Autopsy of Teen Horror CHOPPING MALL
A monthly column dissecting teen horror movies. In 1986, writer/director Jim Wynorski teamed up with Julie Corman, the wife of his mentor, B-horror legend Roger Corman, for a mall killer movie that would be his second feature. Wynorski’s idea le...
In the Earth (2021) Review
As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. In the Earth was directed by Ben Wheatley (known for Kill List and A Field in England) and stars Joel Fry, ...
Troll 2 (1990) Review
A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile plant-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare. Troll 2 was directed by Claudio Fragasso (Beyond Darkness and Rats) and stars Michael Stephenson, George H...
Troll (1986) Review
It's about a kid who has to save his apartment building from a bunch of vegetarian trolls. Troll was directed by John Carl Buechler (Friday the 13th part 7, Cellar Dweller, Ghoulies 3, The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde) and stars Mi...
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996) Review
It's about the leprechaun in space trying to woo an alien princess and kill off a crazy cyborg and some space soldiers. Leprechaun 4: In Space was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (who also directed Leprechaun 3, Night Of The Demons 2 and Ou...
Possessor (2020) Review
It’s about Tasya Vos, an elite, corporate assassin, who uses brain implant technology to execute high profile targets. Possessor was directed by Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) and stars Andrea Riseborough (2020’s The Grudge, Mandy), Christophe...
Psycho Goreman (2021) Review
It’s about a recently revived extra-terrestrial demon and a sassy 12-year-old who keeps him on a very short leash. Psycho Goreman was directed (and written) by Steve Kostanski (who also directed The Void) and stars Nita-Josee Hanna as “Mimi”...
Pulse 3 (2008) Review
It's about a girl living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland who leaves the safety of her village to seek out a guy she met on the internet. Pulse 3 was directed by Joel Soisson (who also directed Children Of The Corn: Genesis and The Prophecy:...
Pulse 2 (2008) Review
It's about a guy and his daughter trying to trek through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Pulse 2 was directed by Joel Soisson (who also directed Children Of The Corn: Genesis andThe Prophecy: Forsaken) and stars Jamie Bamber (from The Car: Roa...
Donnie Darko (2001) Review
It's about a mentally ill teen encouraged to go on a crime spree by Frank, his imaginary giant bunny friend. Donnie Darko was directed by Richard Kelly (who also directed The Box) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal (from Morbius and Velvet Buzzsaw), J...
The Invisible Man (2020) Review
It's about a woman whose abusive ex seemingly comes back from the dead as an invisible man. The Invisible Man was directed by Leigh Whannell (who also directed Upgrade and Insidious: Chapter 3) and stars Elisabeth Moss (from Us and The Attic...
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) Review
It's Tremors meets Jurassic Park. Tremors: Shrieker Island was directed by Don Michael Paul (who also directed Tremors 5: Bloodlines and Lake Placid: The Final Chapter) and stars Michael Gross (from all the Tremors including Tremors: A Cold ...
The Honeymoon Phase (2020) Review
A sci-fi thriller following a couple who pretend to be married for a research study on married couples living in isolation. The Honeymoon Phase was directed by Phillip G. Carroll Jr. and stars Chloe Carroll, Jim Schubin, Francois Chau, Tara Westwo...
Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell (2018) Review
It's about Graboids in Canada. Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell was directed by Don Michael Paul (who also directed Lake Placid: The Final Chapter) and stars Tanya Van Graan (from The Empty Man), Michael Gross (from Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell a...
Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015) Review
It's about Graboids in Africa. Tremors 5: Bloodlines was directed by Don Michael Paul (who also directed Lake Placid: The Final Chapter) and stars : Michael Gross (from Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell and Sometimes They Come Back... Again), Jami...
Underwater (2020) Review
It's like Alien, but underwater. Underwater was directed by William Eubank and stars Kristen Stewart (from Lizzie and The Messengers), John Gallagher Jr. (from Hush and 10 Cloverfield Lane), and Mamoudou Athie (from The Circle). 7 Miles Bel...
Event Horizon (1997) Review
It's about a rescue team launched into deep space to salvage what's left of a space ship that mysteriously went off the grid. Event Horizon was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (who also directed Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Afterlife a...
BrightBurn (2019) Review
It's about evil Superman. BrightBurn was directed by David Yarovesky (who also directed The Hive) and stars Elizabeth Banks (from The Uninvited), David Denman (from Shutter) and Steve Agee (from Dementia and Dark Was The Night). He'...
The Mist (2007) Review
It's about a small town overcome by a thick mist filled with killer mutants and monsters. The Mist was directed by Frank Darabont (who also directed Buried Alive) and stars Thomas Jane (from 1922 and The Veil), Laurie Holden (from Pyewacket a...
Caught (2017) Review
Caught was directed by Jamie Patterson and stars April Pearson (from Dark Beacon, Tank 432), Mickey Sumner and Cian Barry (from Nina Forever). Caught is a taut British thriller / gore movie that brings us into the home of two married, investig...
Child's Play (2019) Review
It’s about a kid who gets a rogue AI doll as a gift, likes it at first, then really, really grows to hate it. Child's Play 2019 was directed by Lars Klevberg (who also directed Polaroid) and stars Gabriel Bateman (from Lights Out) and Aubrey...
Chopping Mall (1986) Review
It's about a group of people who get trapped in a mall overnight and become the targets of rogue killer robots. Chopping Mall was directed by Jim Wynorski (who also directed CobraGator, Piranhaconda,and Komodo Vs. Cobra) and stars Kelli Maro...
Gila! (2012) Review
It's about a gigantic gila monster who goes out of its way to kill as many small town Texans as it can. Gila! was directed by Jim Wynorski (who also directed Piranhaconda and The Thing Below) and stars Terence Knox (from Deadly Renovations, Di...
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Review
It’s about a deranged guy who jams a metal pipe into his leg which triggers a full-blown transformation into a bizarre hybrid of flesh and metal. Tetsuo: The Iron Man was directed by Shinya Tsukamoto (who also directed Tetsuo II: Body Hammer a...
Lifechanger (2018) Review
It's about a guy who has to claim people's lives just to stay alive. Lifechanger was directed by Justin Mcconnell and stars Lora Burke, Jack Foley and Bill Oberst Jr. (from Ayla, The Chair, Scream at the Devil, Hunting Grounds, The Den). ...
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) Review
It's about a college girl who gets stuck in a time loop (again) and repeatedly has to die each day (again) until she figures out how to break the loop, restore reality and save her friends. Happy Death Day 2U was directed by Christopher B. Lan...
The Endless (2017) Review
It's about a couple of guys who go back to visit a cult they once escaped, only to find themselves fighting a malicious supernatural phenomena threatening to keep them there. The Endless was directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (wh...
Resolution (2012) Review
It's about a couple of guys in a remote cabin who have long conversations, experience some weird supernatural events, and then have more long conversations. Resolution was directed by Justin Benson (who also directed The Endless and Spring) an...
The Cloverfield Paradox Review (2018)
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality. The Cloverfield Paradox was directed by Julius Onah and stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Brühl...
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Review
It’s about an anthology of four stories in which people have misadventures in the title dimension. Twilight Zone: The Movie was directed by John Landis (who also directed Innocent Blood and Schlock), Steven Spielberg (who also directed Jaws an...
Re-Animator Review (1985)
It’s about a medical student who invents a serum that brings the dead back to life. Re-Animator was directed by Stuart Gordon (who also directed Stuck and The Black Cat) and stars Jeffrey Combs (from Suburban Gothic), Bruce Abbott (from Trapped)...
The Stuff (1985) Review
It’s about a highly addictive, and eventually highly toxic, dessert that members of the ice cream and chocolate chip cookie industry hire an industrial saboteur to destroy. The Stuff was directed by Larry Cohen (who also directed The Ambulance,...
Frankenstein's Army (2013) Review
It’s about a mad Nazi scientist who creates new soldiers by stitching together old ones. Frankenstein's Army was directed by Richard Raaphorst and stars Karel Roden (from Orphan and The Abandoned), Joshua Sasse and Robert Gwilym . W...
Phoenix Forgotten (2017) Review
It’s about three teens who go missing shortly after the infamous, real-life, Phoenix Lights were witnessed back in '97. Phoenix Forgotten was directed by Justin Barber and stars Florence Hartigan, Jeanine Jackson and Chelsea Lopez (from Ar...
The Substitute (2007) Review
It’s about a class of 6th graders who learn the hard way that their new substitute is a monstrous alien on a mission. The Substitute was directed by Ole Bornedal (who also directed Nightwatch and The Possession) and stars Paprika Steen, Ulrich T...
Cube Review (1997)
It’s about seven people stuck in an enigmatic lethal structure trying to escape. Cube was directed by Vincenzo Natali (who also directed Splice and Haunter) and stars Nicole De Boer (from Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil), Nicky Guadagni an...
An American Werewolf In London Review (1981)
It’s about two backpackers in England encountering the title mythical beast and suffering the consequences. An American Werewolf in London was directed by John Landis (who also directed Schlock) and stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter (from The...
