mardi 3 septembre 2013

When Horror Meets Sci-Fi

Forget chocolate and peanut butter. If there are any two tastes that go great together, it's science fiction and horror. These two genres have a long history of intermingling in pop culture. After all, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is considered one of the first examples of science fiction, and that's very much a horror story, too.



This week sees the release of Riddick, the third entry in the sci-fi trilogy starring Vin Diesel. Riddick is notable for returning the franchise to its horror-tinged roots a la the original film, Pitch Black. In honor of what we assume will be a much better movie experience than The Chronicles of Riddick was, we've decided to take a look at the many ways Hollywood has blended science fiction and horror over the years, from early classics like Godzilla and Invasion of the Body Snatchers to modern favorites like 28 Days Later and Terminator 2.


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