In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
In space no one can hear you scream 2013 is a sf horror anthology.
In space no one can hear you scream. It contains thirteen stories including three original tales and an introduction. In space no can hear you scream is the iconic tagline of ridley scott s alien. The original concept for alien came from dan o bannon who wrote and co starred in 1974 s sci fi comedy dark star.
The vacuum of outer space transmits sound poorly. However to scream you need air and thus others on your spaceship would hear you scream were you able. Most people in the developed world get their impressions of science fiction from movies.
In space no one can hear you scream but that s not the scariest thing about being there by james crowley on 6 11 20 at 10 35 am edt nasa spacex crew dragon launch culture space outer space reddit. This statement is an oversimplification of fact. It originally entered pop culture as the tag line on the movie poster for james cameron s alien 1979.
This was the directorial debut of john carpenter the thing and featured a scene where o bannon s character chases a goofy looking basketball alien around a spaceship. Introduction 2013 by hank davis discusses horror and science fiction. This factual statement is a metaphor which implies being alone in danger and in a seemingly hopeless situation.