Stranded
The Lunar Base Ark explores ore and unexpectedly is hit by a meteor shower and has severe damages. Colonel Gerard Brauchman sends the crewwoman Ava Cameron to repair a wing that is full of CO2. Dr. Lance Krauss warns that the gas may cause paranoia and hallucinations. Ava brings a sample of the meteor for analysis and Dr. Krauss finds that there are spores attached to the meteor. Ava accidentally cuts her finger in a sample but she hides the cut from the doctor. Soon Ava gets pregnant and delivers an alien offspring. However, neither Col. Brauchman nor Dr. Kraus believes in her words and they believe that Ava is delusional. The offspring bites the crewman Bruce Johns and the crew discovers that Bruce has been cloned by the alien. Soon they find how dangerous the clone is.
A claustrophobic lunar nightmare where isolation and alien infection fuse into a creeping paranoia trip.
- Taps into classic sci-fi horror paranoia with a lunar base setting that feels oppressively tight and cold.
- Practical effects and creature design lean into body horror territory, delivering unsettling transformations and alien offspring.
- Fans of cosmic and infection horror will appreciate the slow-burn tension and psychological unraveling reminiscent of Carpenter’s *The Thing*.
- Some pacing stumbles and script issues undercut its impact, but the eerie atmosphere and creeping dread keep the tension alive for patient viewers.
