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Star Trekhas a message of repose and tolerance and see beyond the surface , but it ’s not above doing an all - out monster motion picture from time to sentence . From its origination in 1966,Star Trekhas instruct audience not to judge alien mintage by appearances . For example , Star Trek : Voyagervillains Species 8472were terrifying , Alien - inspired creatures , who work out to be benevolent aliens that had been get to violence by the actions of the Borg Collective . before installment likeStar Trek : The Original Series ' " Devil in the Dark " give away hidden excited profoundness to a fauna that was ostensibly a revolting rock freak .
DespiteStar Trek ’s substance of empathy , sometimes the writers ca n’t resist create scary colossus and super weirdie . Star Trekhas always draw on the account of scientific discipline fiction , and the handsome freak movies popularized by studio like RKO are no exclusion . Over virtually six decades , Star TrekTV showshave draw on Hellenic giant movies likeThe Thing From Another WorldandKing Kong , giving them a Gene Roddenberry - style eddy .
From the genuinely terrific to the insidiously creepy , here are 10 horrifying Star Trek sequence to watch when you ’re feeling skittish .
10Star Trek: Voyager, Season 2, Episode 15, “Threshold”
Story by Michael de Luca, Teleplay by Brannon Braga
Star Trek : Voyager ’s notorious salamander episode,“Threshold " commence as an exploration of theoretical transwarp barriers and becomes something more akin toThePhantom of the OperaorKing Kong . When Lt . Tom Paris ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) breaks the transwarp roadblock , he begins experiencing some bizarre side effects . discontinue the transwarp roadblock has triggered a foreign evolution in Paris ' dead body , which turns him into a poker , who decide they want a mate in the form of Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) .
… the devil movie elements ensure that " Threshold " is never boring .
There are some obvious monster pic parallels in " Threshold " , from the means that the reptilian Paris carries an unconscious Janeway like the Phantom of the Opera to the body horror of the Voyager steerer ’s transmutation . The climax of the notoriousStar Trek : Voyagerepisode , in which the " fiend " that is now Paris fights off the gang to take Janeway as his first mate , is pureKing Kong . It ’s aVoyagerepisode that is rightly panned for its lack of narration coherence , but the lusus naturae motion-picture show element insure that " Threshold " is never boring .
9Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 19, “Genesis”
Written by Brannon Braga
Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 7 , episode 19 , " Genesis " is essentiallyThe Island of Dr. Moreauset aboard the USS Enterprise - D. Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) return to the enterprisingness to unwrap that the crew has devolve into various terrifying giant . For representative , Lt . Reginald Barclay ( Dwight Schultz)is Delaware - evolved into a wanderer - alike fauna , while Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) devolves into a savage proto - Klingon that endeavor to kill Picard . The case of these transformations is a misunderstanding made by Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) while reactivating a cell that would have given Barclay immunity to the grippe .
Gates McFadden injects what could have been a very silly story with literal tension .
Although the scientific discipline is just as dubious asStar Trek : Voyager ’s " Threshold”,Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 7 , episode 19 , " Genesis " has the welfare of being much more atmospheric . Interestingly,“Genesis " was directed by Dr. Beverly Crusher player Gates McFadden , who injects what could have been a very silly narration with genuine tension . The climax , where Picard tries to resist off an attack from a prehistoric Worf , while Data tries to concoct a cure using the DNA of Nurse Ogawa ’s unborn child , is well organise by McFadden , founder this daftTNGouting an exciting monster movie vibe .
" Genesis " was the only installment ofStar Trek : The Next Generationto be lead by Gates McFadden .
The Star Trek franchise has had many actors who have also gotten a chance to direct , and even launch some of their directing career .
8Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 26, “The Devil in the Dark”
Written by Gene L. Coon
" The Devil in the Dark " is a classicStar Trekmonster sequence , because it hinges on Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) , Lt . Commander Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) , and Dr. " Bones " McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) learning to understand a creature beyond their understanding . Investigating a suppose devil that is attacking a mining operation on Janus IV , they soon discover that the titular " devil in the night " is no devil , but a mother protecting their untested . It ’s thanks to Kirk and Spock ’s open - mindedness that the miners manage to avert the destruction of the entire Horta airstream .
The scene in which Kirk has to grounds with the baying mob put forward simulacrum of the villager with torches and pitchfork in the flood tide of Universal ’s classic giant film , Frankenstein .
From a visual effects position , the actual Horta inStar Trek : The Original Seriesmay look hokey by today ’s standards , but it tells a story about the need for empathy . TOS ' cave monster is n’t able to convey with the miner , and so has to resort to violence . Similarly , the miner need wild recrimination from the " monster " that kill their colleagues . The scene in which Kirk has to cause with the baying syndicate appeal simulacrum of the villager with Aaron’s rod and pitchforks in the climax of Universal ’s classic monster movie , Frankenstein . Thanks to Kirk , however , the Horta has a happy ending than Frankenstein ’s monster .
7Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 12, “The Alternate”
Teleplay by Bill Dial, Story by Jim Trombetti and Bill Dial
In one ofConstable Odo ’s good Star Trek : Deep Space Nine episodes , a mysterious colossus stalks the corridors of DS9 lately at night . It ’s believed to be the mysterious sample distribution that Odo ( Rene Auberjonois ) and scientist Dr. Mora Pol ( James Sloyan ) brought back from the Gamma Quadrant . However , in realism , it ’s Odo , who is under the influence of mysterious foreign toxins , and the accent of see his " father " again . " The Alternate " is a funStar Trekspin on Robert Louis Stevenson’sThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde , that has some genuinely redoubtable moments of horror .
Odo ’s atrocious alter - ego is less Mr. Hyde , and more like the nominal Blob from the classic 1958 sci - fi behemoth motion-picture show .
Odo ’s transition into the monster toward the end of the installment is horrify to catch as he rants and raves while sputter to remain in a solid state . Odo ’s monstrous alter - ego is less Mr. Hyde , and more like the titulary Blob from the classic 1958 sci - fi monstrosity movie . Interestingly , Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) does n’t categorically substantiate it ’s the alien toxin that caused the transformation , suggesting another cause . As the gelatinlike monster bears down on Dr. Mora Pol , it becomes clear that the veridical causal agency of the transmutation is Odo ’s sire issues .
From a clip - locomote Klingon to a Barjoran scientist , James Sloyan ’s Edgar Guest starring role stole the show in all four of his Star Trek appearances .
6Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3, Episode 12, “Macrocosm”
Star Trek : Voyagerhas many creepy installment , but " Macrocosm " is the most open monster episode . LikeStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Genesis " , also write by Brannon Braga , " Macrocosm " has a silly concept that is realize like a survival horror movie . The demon faced by Captain Janeway and the Doctor ( Robert Picardo ) are in effect giant viruses that become airborne , infect those they come into contact lens with . To repel the viral infection of the USS Voyager , the Doctor created an antigen which Janeway finally explode inside the holodeck , killing the assembled macroviruses .
" Macrocosm " lastly gave Captain Janeway her Ellen Ripley moment .
" Macrocosm " got a wryly funny sequel inStar Trek : Lower Decks ' season 4 premiere , " Twovixed " , but the episode itself is a comely court to theAlienfranchise . As theStar Trekfranchise ’s first distaff captain , it ’s great to see Janeway set about to be an action champion like Captain Kirk inStar Trek : The Original Series , or Picard inStar Trek : First Contact . While the monsters themselves were n’t anywhere close as terrifying asAlien ’s Xenomorph , " Macrosm " finally move over Captain Janeway her Ellen Ripley moment .
5Star Trek: Discovery, Season 1, Episode 3, “Context is for Kings”
Teleplay by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, and Craig Sweeny
The true giant inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 , episode 3 , " linguistic context is for Kings " is Starfleet themselves .
The true monster inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 , instalment 3 , " context of use is for Kings " is Starfleet themselves . The inhuman treatment that the gang of the USS Glenn had shown to the tartigrade was untoward of Starfleet , and show how far they were uncoerced to diverge from their principles to defeat the Klingon Empire . Captain Gabriel Lorca ( Jason Isaacs ) forge this level home by having the tartigrade fetch aboard the USS Discovery , tease it as it try on to break complimentary from the forcefield .
Jason Isaacs has given incredible performance on plastic film and TV , from Harry Potter to Cary Grant via an unforgettable Star Trek : Discovery function .
4Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 4, Episode 2, “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee”
Written by Aaron Burdette
Star Trek : Lower Decksintroduced Moopsy into the canon in the time of year 4 episode , " I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee " . Visiting an foreign menagerie , fresh promoted Lt . third-year grade Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) and Commander Jack Ransom ( Jerry O’Connell ) had to conted withMoopsy , a soft flossy puppet that also happened to booze pearl . Mariner and Ransom come up with a suitably irreverentLower Deckssolution to their problem , by punching out Ransom ’s teeth and using them as treats to tempt the Moopsy back into its cage .
Moopsy is basically a monstrous Tribble , ineffective to see its foot itch .
Moopsy was the sort of creation that could only have in the impertinent world ofStar Trek : Lower Decks , and yet it spiel on exist creatures in the canon . Moopsy is basically a atrocious Tribble , ineffectual to control its base urges . However , Mariner and Ransom do n’t bolt down the creature to save themselves , they find a humane - if slightly painful - answer to their billet . Not only that , butMariner also uncloak the truly grave colossus - grabby humans seeking to bulk up their business portfolios , in this case by staging a uncongenial takeover of an alien zoo .
3Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 1, Episode 9, “All Those Who Wander”
Written by Davy Perez
" All Those Who Wander " conflate the classicStar Trek : The Original Seriesepisode " Arena " withAliento render a terrific episode ofStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . The vicious Gorn babies that are meet by the Enterprise away team are relentless , rampaging through the ship and killing everything in their path . It ’s through the noble sacrifice of Lt . Hemmer ( Bruce Horak ) that the away squad is able to get back to the prophylactic of the USS Enterprise . However , the scars of the terrific face-off between the Enterprise and the Gorn extend over intoStrange New Worldsseason 2 .
The Gorn infants move like raptors , line comparability with the climax of Steven Spielberg’sJurassic Park
Because there ’s true dramatic stakes and a cost to living , Star Trek : Strange New World ’s Gorn survival repulsion motion picture is the best version of the subgenre after the classic motion-picture show , Star Trek : First Contact . As an hour of television , it wears its literary genre influence on its sleeve , particularly the similarity between the arctic clank site with the colony inAliens . However , it ’s not just theAlienfranchise thatStar Trek : Strange New Worldsriffs on in " All Those Who cast " . The Gorn babe move like bird of prey , drawing comparisons with the climax of Steven Spielberg’sJurassic Park .
The Gorn have become one of the Federation ’s most redoubtable foes in Star Trek : Strange New Worlds . Here ’s everything we cognize about them .
2Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1, Episode 23, “Skin of Evil”
Teleplay by Joseph Stefano & Hannah Louise Shearer
Armus ( Ron Gans ) inStar Trek : The Next Generation , is a truly grotesque creation , and even refers to himself as " vicious " . Unlike the Horta inStar Trek : The Original Series , Armus is n’t assault the Enterprise aside team to protect its children , he ’s doing it because he ’s a monster . A black , oily mass of everything impure and wickedness rejected by a " race of Titans " , Armus was abandoned on the satellite Vagra II . There , he fantasise about torturing any visitors to the planet , but he rapidly got world-weary after killing Lt . Tasha Yar ( Denise Crosby ) .
Tasha Yar was no red shirt , and her last at the hand of the ogre of the week makes " Skin of Evil " an impactful entry in theTNGcanon .
" Skin of Evil " is one ofStar Trek ’s best monster episodes because , like " All Those Who digress " , it takes a toll on the characters . Star Trek : The Next Generationloses Tasha Yar to this monster , which proved that it would be a very different show toStar Trek : The Original Series . ATOSversion of " Skin of Evil " would have played out in a similar fashion , but with the deaths of some disposable blood-red shirt thrown in . Tasha Yar was no crimson shirt , and her death at the hands of the monster of the week makes " pelt of Evil " an impactful entry in theTNGcanon .
1Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 5, “The Man Trap”
Written by George Clayton Johnson
Star Trek ’s best monster installment is also its very first , setting the tint for those that would keep an eye on . Star Trek : The Original Series , season 1 , episode 5 , " The Man Trap " , sport a Salt Vampire that feeds on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks , which can also shapeshift to take the form of anyone that can help it achieve its end . In essence,“The Man Trap " isStar Trek ’s take on the 1951 movieThe Thing From Another World , later make over by John Carpenter asThe Thing . Both theStar Trekepisode and theThingmovies center on a shapeshifting creature that feeds on the human fibre .
" The Man Trap " was choose by the web as the first episode ofStar Trek : The Original Seriesto air due , in part , to its strong fiend - of - the - week .
Both looping ofThe ThingandStar Trek : TOSseason 1 , episode 5 , " The Man Trap " also play on paranoia and being unable to trust your own oculus . In " The Man Trap " , the Salt Vampire has the ability to take the word form of the womanhood most desirable to each of the male characters . For case , Dr. McCoy believes it to be his former lover , Nancy , driving a wedge heel between him , Kirk and Spock . " The Man Trap " was take as the first installment ofStar Trek : TOSto air in 1966 , and its influence can be felt inStar Trek ’s behemoth installment nearly 60 years afterwards .
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