Forbidden World 1982

As the spacecraft hurtles through the vast expanse of space, SAM-104, a steadfast robot pilot, monitors the systems and wakes Mike Colby from a prolonged hibernation stasis. The latter’s groggy awakening is punctuated by the robot’s urgent announcement: their ship is under attack. With Sam’s guidance, they launch a counterattack, blasting off hostile raiders that threaten to breach the vessel. Once the immediate danger has been repelled, Mike and SAM-104 receive new orders from the Federation, diverting them to the arid planet Xarbia, where a crucial security lab awaits repair.

Upon arrival on the planet’s surface, Mike disembarks and meets Drs. Gordon Hauser and Barbara Glaser, who are engaged in bacteriological genetic engineering experiments. As he takes control of SAM-104’s systems, Mike learns that the duo has successfully created a novel food source through their innovative research. A chance encounter with crew member Tracy Baxter leads to Gordon’s request for her assistance in tracking down Jimmy Swift, another colleague.

In the laboratory, Mike is introduced to Dr. Cal Tinburgen, the head of bacteriology, and bears witness to the gruesome aftermath of Subject 20’s destructive influence. The creature, an octopus-like “metamorphic mutant” capable of altering its genetic makeup at will, has left a trail of carnage in its wake. As Mike proposes terminating the beast, Barbara urges caution, citing the potential benefits of continued observation.

As dinner commences, Tracy joins the assembled group, consisting of Mike, the doctors, and crew members Earl Richards and Brian Beale. Meanwhile, Jimmy Swift, tasked with cleaning the lab, inadvertently triggers a sinister development. The normally docile Subject 20 begins to stir, its breathing increasing in intensity. Gordon’s reassurances over the intercom offer little comfort when a dark, slimy mass emerges from the creature’s cocoon, attacking and killing Jimmy.

As the group struggles to comprehend the horror unfolding before them, the doctors explain their experiments involving Proto-B, a substance with remarkable genetic properties. When Mike probes deeper into the origins of Subject 20, Barbara cryptically alludes to the deceased crew member Annie, but offers no further elaboration. The distress signal from Tracy, who has discovered Jimmy’s lifeless body in the lab, shatters the uneasy calm. As Cal transports the corpse to the medical bay, Barbara offers words of condolence to the distraught Tracy.

As Earl pored over security footage of Barbara and Mike’s intimate moments, a sudden alarm warning jolted him out of his reverie. He descended into the darkened corridor, only to be met with a gruesome attack from the monstrous entity lurking in the shadows. Meanwhile, Cal tended to Jimmy’s grotesque transformation as his skin and muscles rapidly liquefied like wax in a furnace.

The next morning, Mike stumbled upon Tracy basking in the steamy heat of her solitary bath, unaware of the impending danger that lurked just beyond the veil of tranquility. As he disrobed, the monster struck again, forcing them to make a hasty retreat. The creature burst through the sauna’s skylight, and Mike hastily assembled a team comprising himself, Gordon, Brian, and SAM-104 to track its trail outside. Donning protective suits, they ventured forth into the treacherous terrain, with Gordon cautioning that their survival depended on beating the clock – for once the atmosphere took hold, the nitrogen in their blood would froth like a cauldron of madness.

In the laboratory, Barbara and Cal bore witness to Jimmy’s gelatinous form dividing and multiplying like a malevolent force, as if fueled by some dark and ancient power. On the scorching surface of Xarbia, Brian stumbled upon Earl’s lifeless body, a testament to the monster’s latest macabre creation – an empty cocoon that seemed to mock their very existence.

As they approached the station, the group spotted the creature, its form transformed into a gargantuan, black, tentacled monstrosity with an abyssal maw. With a chilling efficiency, it devoured Gordon whole and vanished into one of the station’s ventilation shafts, leaving destruction in its wake – a trail of obliterated computers that reduced their technological prowess to rubble.

Cal was forced to confront the horrific reality: the creature was engineering a perpetual food supply by injecting human bodies with Proto-B, causing them to infinitely split and reproduce like some nightmarish plague. As Gordon, deformed and on the brink of death, stumbled into the control room and collapsed onto the floor, Cal revealed that their comrade’s cells had been spliced with Proto-B, which were then used to fertilize an egg implanted in Annie’s uterus. Subject 20 grew at an exponential rate, ultimately claiming her life two weeks later in a gruesome display of unchecked vitality.

As Barbara (character) shares her vision with Tracy in the showers, she emphasizes the urgent need for communication over confrontation when dealing with the mysterious creature. Meanwhile, the men on board are consumed by a relentless pursuit of ways to eliminate the mutant, oblivious to the women’s presence in the control room. Unbeknownst to them, Barbara has established a connection with Subject 20 through the computer system, and as she attempts to negotiate coexistence, the creature brutally attacks her with its tentacle. Tracy rushes to inform the men of Barbara’s demise, prompting Mike (actor) and Brian to join her in the control room.

As SAM-104 reveals its knowledge of Cal’s terminal illness, Cal takes matters into his own hands by injecting Gordon’s mutating tissue with his cancerous cells. He then utilizes his laser capabilities to destroy the creature’s food supply before joining the others. The monster’s cocoon suddenly releases a torrent of liquid onto the control boards, electrocuting Brian.

With SAM-104 in tow, Mike carries the injured Cal into an adjacent laboratory, where the doctor instructs him to perform an emergency surgery to remove his liver tumor and feed it to the mutant. Tracy dashes off to retrieve Cal’s morphine supply just as the monster begins its relentless pursuit of her throughout the corridors.

As Mike works to extract the cancerous growth from Cal’s liver, Tracy returns with the much-needed medication. Tragically, their efforts are too late, and Cal succumbs to his illness. The creature, now more aggressive than ever, bursts into the lab, prompting Mike to attempt a desperate measure: feeding it the malignant tumor while avoiding becoming its next meal.

As SAM-104 falters in its attempts to disorient the monster with its ray gun, it resorts to using a scalpel blade to strike at the creature’s right eye. However, the monster retaliates by sending a tentacle crashing into the robot, ultimately shattering it against the wall.

In the aftermath of chaos and destruction, Mike manages to persuade the creature to consume the cancerous tumor. The monster reacts with violent vomiting and collapses onto the floor, marking its agonizing demise. As the dust settles, Mike and Tracy stand amidst the devastation, honoring the memory of their fallen comrades who lost their lives in the futile struggle against the monstrous Subject 20.