‘Interstellar’ Is Actually a Horror Movie

From director Christopher Nolan, there is a darkness to Interstellar (2014). It doesn’t fully embrace the horror genre, but it includes elements that once you see it, you can’t forget it. Matt Damon plays the loneliest man in a foreign galaxy, having succumbed to the isolation of his personal, cold hell. A crucial bond between a father and child can span light-years, and during a major set-piece, resemble a classic supernatural movie. At a meeting with NASA, Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) must state how he found their hidden headquarters, answering, “Look, it’s kind of hard to explain. We learned these coordinates from an anomaly...I hesitate the term supernatural, but it definitely wasn’t scientific.” Interstellar plays with ideas that can be traced back to the horror genre, and upon rewatching, you might be surprised at how horrifying this sci-fi epic ends up.