I can’t dive into tvtropes right now, but I’ve got dollar on someone having coined a term already.
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spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day agoThis is a structure even more common than just one author. It needs a name like the hero’s journey has. Heck, your summary works for Alien Ressurection!
I nominate “Science goes wrong”
rbos@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
Sergio@lemmy.world 1 day ago
One term is “techno-thriller”. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-thriller
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That is more of an action vibe than a horror vibe though.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 day ago
cisc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
or “science goes BOOOM”?
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
The secret/nefarious science place with a thousand big red buttons?