“Ghosts of Mars” (2001)

“Ghosts of Mars” (2001), directed by John Carpenter, is a science fiction horror film set on colonial Mars in the year 2176. The story follows Lieutenant Melanie Ballard and her team of star police Her Fire when they are sent to a remote mining outpost to transport a dangerous criminal, James “Desolation” Williams. When they arrive, they discover the settlement has been devastated by an ancient Martian spirit that possesses the bodies of the colonists, transforming them into primitive, violent warriors. As officers and prisoners are forced to join forces to survive, the film delves into themes of survival, ancient evil and the thin line between civilization and chaos in an unfamiliar landscape, unforgivable.