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Nightflyers is Sci-fi Horror That Fails to Scare

Nightflyers was, apparently, the most expensive SyFy production and although it doesn’t look bad, it didn’t help the show, which has been cancelled after just one season.

Based on a George R.R. Martin novella from the 1980s, Nightflyers is set during a period when Earth is almost inhabitable and humans are having a really bad time. A team of researchers are sent into space to make first contact with aliens who may have the technology to help humanity. On board there is a dangerous telepath who could be the key to communication, but his presence unsettles the crew and things take a few dark turns.

Drew and Chella didn’t find much to hate about this sci-fi horror, but they also didn’t find much to love about Nightflyers. And then there’s the bee lady. Maybe the bee lady dunnit. Who knows?

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Chella Ramanan

Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.