Johnny Spoiler’s Cosmic Horror Picks

1. The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter's masterpiece of paranoia and alien body horror in Antarctica. Shape-shifting terror and practical effects that still hold up.

2. Event Horizon (1997)
Sci-fi horror about a spaceship that returns from a black hole with… something evil on board. Dark, cosmic, and grotesque.

3. Inseminoid (1981)
British sci-fi horror with alien invasion, reproductive body horror, and campy charm reminiscent of Lifeforce.

4. Virus (1999)
Alien presence hijacks a ship, turning humans into deadly hybrid creatures. A high-concept space-horror thriller.

5. Species (1995)
Genetic experimentation meets seductive alien danger. Combines sci-fi, horror, and a femme fatale extraterrestrial.

6. They Live (1988)
John Carpenter’s satirical sci-fi about aliens among us, though less horror-focused, it has that 80s cult sci-fi feel.

7. Xtro (1982)
Weird, British alien horror with body mutation, abduction, and strange family drama. Extremely bizarre like Lifeforce.

8. Forbidden World (1982)
Low-budget space horror with alien DNA experiments going wrong. Campy, bloody, and full of 80s charm.

9. The Omega Man (1971)
A post-apocalyptic sci-fi with vampiric mutants. Less cosmic, more Earth-bound, but similar tone of survival against strange lifeforms.

10. Nightbreed (1990)
Clive Barker’s blend of horror, fantasy, and bizarre creatures. Not space-based, but has the same otherworldly horror vibe.

For a deeper dive into Lifeforce and its cosmic horror elements, check out Johnny Spoiler's full episode here: bwpodcast.com/halloween-vibes-lifeforce