History NightmareFuel / Prometheus

** ''Humanity'' may very well be this for the Engineers. Imagine that your experiments, which you've been keeping tabs on and plan to eventually dispose of, have taken on a life of their own, figured out their origins and discovered where you are. Not only that, they ''have the means to get to you.'' It's as if the parasites you're trying to wipe out could now literally walk up and threaten your very existence.

Prometheus was always going to provide a large slice of BodyHorror given that it's set in the same universe as ''Film/{{Alien}}'', and that H.R. Giger returned to deliver new nightmares to the masses:

* The entire [[spoiler: Fifield and Millburn]] death scene. The tension when the creature first appears is bad enough but when it finally makes its move the scene quickly descends into unfiltered terror. [[spoiler:It bites Millburn's hand and proceeds to wrap around his arm so tightly it breaks it. Fifield panics at first but then cuts its head off, only to get acid blood in his face. The creature immediately ''[[HydraProblem grows a new head]]'', buries itself into Millburn's arm to get into his helmet, and then forces itself down his throat.]] All whilst [[spoiler:Fifield's]] helmet melts onto his face.

* The now-infamous scene of [[spoiler:Shaw's]] self-administered emergency surgery. [[spoiler: The tense buildup to the eventual cutting of the stomach and removal of the ''[[CosmicHorror thing]]'' she "births" is bad enough, but it gets even worse when it bursts out of its sac in the Medpod's claw inches from her face and ''starts trying to attack her midway through the surgery.'']]
--> '''David''': Well, doctor... it's not exactly a ''traditional'' fetus.

** Bonus creepiness points for [[spoiler:this happening to the main character.]] No one is safe!

** The bit when [[spoiler: the amniotic sac bursts open and the amniotic fluid spills onto Shaw as she lies below the writhing, aggressive and clearly angry creature.]]

** For anyone who's had a c-section or hysterectomy, the amount of running Shaw does immediately after her self-performed surgery is horrifying. In real life, recovery from both procedures is intensely painful if not managed with rest and medication. While Shaw had painkillers, she had to be MadeOfIron to keep going as she did.

* [[spoiler:Holloway's death. He's clearly in terrible pain, and [[BodyHorror his head starts swelling large enough to nearly fill out his helmet]]. And then Vickers lights him on fire.]]
* The potential for an apocalypse. Not just [[spoiler: on Earth but across the galaxy given the nature of the monsters the Engineers create.]]
* [[spoiler:The attempt to revive the Engineer's head.]]
* [[spoiler:The Xenomorph's long awaited appearance. It's onscreen for less than a minute but makes it clear that despite everything we went through it's about to get a whole lot worse.]]
** The scene where [[spoiler:Weyland]], Shaw, David, and a few others wake up [[spoiler:the Last Engineer]]. Said [[spoiler:Engineer]] is not amused.

* [[spoiler:Fifield's]] return as a horrible, swollen-faced, super strong zombie who brutally slaughters several crew members with his bare hands, including one unfortunate soul whose chest he jumps on so hard that it causes the guy to vomit blood everywhere, before smashing his face into pulp with his fists. It doesn't help that they only manage to stop him by setting him aflame, pumping multiple bullets into him, and finally running him over with a truck ''twice''. A terrified crew member even shoots a final jet of flame at his burned corpse post-mortem, just to make sure he's down for the count.

* [[spoiler:The Proto-Xenomorph "Deacon"]] is even creepier than [[spoiler:most Xenomorphs since it's already human-sized when it emerges. It's also noticeably more humanoid than other Xenomorphs, which just makes it worse.]]
* The [[spoiler: Engineer being attacked by the Proto-Face Hugger.]] That thing grabs him and he's struggling against this [[spoiler: giant starfish tentacle monster EldritchAbomination]] that forces itself down his mouth.

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[[caption-width-right:240:[[ImMelting Not even a helmet will protect you.]]]]

*** A 15-year-old teenager in Australia passed out and had a seizure during this scene and was rushed to the hospital. This sparked a discussion on the rating of the film in Australia, which had been lowered from an "MA 15+" to a more lenient "M" before its release to allow younger teens to watch the film.

** Not to mention if you already had a crippling fear of [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods squid and octopus]] before seeing this film. Getting attacked by an alien squid? Bad. Finding an alien squid buried in your abdomen, and having to cut it out yourself? '''[[FromBadToWorse Worse.]]''' Cutting it out, and then being stuck in a tiny plastic coffin with said alien squid while it thrashes around wildly just inches away from your face? [[BringMyBrownPants GAH!]]

*** Was that umbilical cord or intestine?
*** It was an umbilical cord.

* The scene where the infected Holloway looks in a mirror... and we get an UP-CLOSE shot of ''a mini tentacle growing from his eye.''

* The edit of Audiomachine's [[AwesomeMusic Judge and Jury]] for the trailer alone applies, complete with a {{Drone of Dread}}, the sirens from ''Film/{{Alien}}'' and {{Psycho Strings}}.

** The whole scene is a hundred times worse if you're a woman. [[AdultFear Imagine every single fear you could have about childbirth all wrapped up in one scene.]]

** The way he walked back to the Prometheus was also horrifying, reminiscent of ''{{Film/TheExorcist}}''.

*** Let's take things a "little" further for some delicious FridgeHorror: what about the "placenta?"

** For bonus {{Squick}} points she even ''rips the umbilical cord out with herself with her own hands''.