Why Do Alien Movies Scare the Heck Out of Us?
Alien movies have been around since the 1950s. Even though this genre has been around so long, alien movies will still send a shiver up our spine. What is it that causes this fear in so many people when they watch these films? Many people believe in the possibility of life outside of our planet. The Governments of the world have spent countless dollars on research over the years to find proof of the existence of life on other planets. This support by the scientific, and governmental community adds credence to the possibility. Many have speculated over the years as to what might happen if life was ever discovered on another planet. Would the life be sentient like us? Would the life just be in the form of a one-celled organism? Now, enter fear. Many people fear the unknown. Many writers have exploited this fear over the years. It is a fear that is easily exploitable in the form of an alien movie. We have no clue as to what life on another planet would be like. We also do not know if that
