Space opera horror suggestions?

[TheWizzaardd]

I just started reading Stephen King and it turns out I am a fan. I read a few of his short storries and I am on book three of the dark tower series. I really like the melding of sci fi and horror. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a more space opera horror series or book. I love scifi, so if you have scifi horror suggestions i will take them as well. I just prefer the backdrop of space to ye olde earth.

I dont think i can do the whole dark tower series in one go so I will be reading the Revelation space series by Alastair Reynolds in between when I need a break from Roland and his damn tower.

The generas I like are horror, scifi, space operas, suspense, mystery, and thrillers.

I think one of the things that bugs me with a lot of scifi is the clean pristine happy universe they are set in such as startrek, but dont get me wrong i love star trek. I just feel the universe would be a much scarier, terrifying, dark, and horrible place and i would like to read something that reflects that.

I have read a few Michael Crichton books and thought they were great. Sphere is one of my faves and will probably reread it soon, been a while. Like I said in the title I am looking for a more space opera feel, with action and adventure but a healthy dose of terror and suspense. Like if star trek alien and sphere had a child.

So if any of you have suggestions for a space opera horror mystery thriller i would love to hear it. A scifi horror thriller in space would be appreciated as well.

Sorry for the long post, kinda rambled, if im confusing ill clarify in the comments.

[Gravy]

Look into The Expanse series. Don't know the author, but the tv series is based on it. Might be worth looking at.

I haven't read it, but watched the first season and it's not all 'shiney-happy'.

Also, try Simon R. Green.

[CaitlynLynch]

Try Peter F. Hamilton. A lot of Alistair Reynolds fans like him as well. Personally I found him claw your eyes out dull, but then I only read one, Pandora's Star. I'm trying to think of more but the only sci-fi horror coming to mind at the moment are movies, like Alien and Event Horizon!

[TheWizzaardd]

Try Peter F. Hamilton. A lot of Alistair Reynolds fans like him as well. Personally I found him claw your eyes out dull, but then I only read one, Pandora's Star. I'm trying to think of more but the only sci-fi horror coming to mind at the moment are movies, like Alien and Event Horizon!

Both of which are great movies. Event horizon gave me nightmares for a week the first time I saw it. Ill have to check out hamilton, and avoid that one book till I know if I like him or not.

[Eunice Geres]

Do you guys know, The Fifth Element (movie)?.... The title just made me laugh so hard lol... I don't know what a space opera is but there's a scene in the movie where the alien is singing opera in space.

[Disquisitive]

For a 'dark' sci-fi with a horror aspect to it, I think Providence by Max Barry would be the perfect fit for you. In it, the universe is a much scarier and less friendly place than a Star Trek-like universe. It's a story set on board a spaceship. It is pretty scary (at least I thought it was). I don't know that I would call it 'space opera' since there are only 4 main characters, but it's really fascinating and it completely grabbed my attention all the way through.