Galaxy of Terror
A doomed rescue crew confronts an alien force that transforms their deepest fears into grotesque threats across a hostile planet.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gory
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally regard it as a derivative but intermittently suspenseful and visually lurid post-Alien science fiction horror film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The rescue crew is trapped on a hostile alien planet and subjected to escalating fear, murder, and monster attacks.
The enemy projects the crew’s worst fears, making individual psychology the mechanism of terror.
The film was produced by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures and foregrounds gore, monsters, and sensational space peril.
Its monster horror identity is built around graphic physical effects and grotesque bodily imagery.
Films like Galaxy of Terror, and why
Alien
shared claustrophobic spaceship setting, alien monster horror, crew paranoia, and graphic practical effects
Planet of the Vampires
shared spacebound survival horror, grotesque creature imagery, and stranded crew under escalating threat
Creature
shared low-budget science fiction horror, doomed astronauts, and psychological terror on an alien world
Movie Details
- Director
- Bruce D. Clark
- Release Date
- 1981-10-01
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (268)
Cast
- Edward Albert
- Erin Moran
- Ray Walston
- Bernard Behrens
- Zalman King
- Robert Englund
- Taaffe O'Connell
- Sid Haig
- Grace Zabriskie
- Jack Blessing
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Galaxy of Terror about?
- A doomed rescue crew confronts an alien force that transforms their deepest fears into grotesque threats across a hostile planet.
- What is Galaxy of Terror like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Galaxy of Terror as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Galaxy of Terror violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Galaxy of Terror as graphic.
- What did critics think of Galaxy of Terror?
- Critics generally regard it as a derivative but intermittently suspenseful and visually lurid post-Alien science fiction horror film.
- Which films are like Galaxy of Terror?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien, Planet of the Vampires, and Creature.
- How long is Galaxy of Terror?
- Galaxy of Terror runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Galaxy of Terror?
- In United States, Galaxy of Terror streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
