This week we look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and some of the most laughable) movies about critters from outer space! Witness the terror of men in floppy rubber suits! Cringe as the century plant-like triffids take over people's brains! Scream along with us as rock spiders on the moon devour astronauts' faces! It's a true potpourri of space-borne horrors as we discuss some of the best (okay, and worst) space sci-fi movies of all time!
Headlines:
- NASA Science Centers Face Shutdown and Controversy During Budget Crisis
- SpaceX Promises to Simplify Artemis 3 Moon Landing, Details Remain Vague
- Night Sky Halloween Highlights: Two Can't-Miss Comets
- Tribute to Buzz Aldrin's Late Wife, Anka Faur
Main Topic: Scary Space Movies—A Halloween Special
- Classic 1950s Sci-Fi: The Thing from Another World, Terror from Beyond Space
- Martian Invasions: War of the Worlds films and HBO/BBC Adaptations
- Alien Franchise: From Horror to Action Blockbusters
- Unique Entries: Day of the Triffids, Quatermass, Event Horizon, Apollo 18
- Modern Space Horror: Life, Pandorum, Sunshine, and Sputnik
- Real-Life Space Terror: Apollo 13's Harrowing True Story
- Honorable Mentions and B-movie Picks: Green Slime, The Blob, Leprechaun 4, Jason X
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
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