10 Horror Movies That Switch Villains

Pivoting wildly from an initial position of having nothing to do with the iconic Alien brand, the first film in Ridley Scott's "new" Alien trilogy promised a new array of pre-Xenomorph creatures, viruses and horrors, with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation lurking in the background.

Set in the dying days of the 21st century, Prometheus follows the crew of the titular spaceship as they seek out the world of an ancient humanoid alien visitor seen across all of Earth’s ancient cultures. When they arrive, however, the place isn’t in the best of shape, with no apparent lifeforms or, for that matter, superior beings. That is until someone pokes the proverbial hive and all manner of goo and creepies and crawlies and horrors is unleashed. 

And yet, when it comes down to it, the aliens and viruses are not the central evil of the film. And, for once, it's not Weyland-Yutani either. It turns out the goo and the creepies and crawlies, etc. are merely a tool of the godlike Engineers, who intend to use them to destroy their own creations - us. And boy do they try.