Halloween: 10 of the scariest alien races in Star Trek

386838 12: Actress Kate Mulgrew (Left) Stars As (Captain Kathryn Janeway) And Susanna Thompson Stars As (The Borg Queen) In United Paramount Network's Sci-Fi Television Series "Star Trek: Voyager." Episode: "Unimatrix Zero, Part Two." (Photo By Getty Images)
386838 12: Actress Kate Mulgrew (Left) Stars As (Captain Kathryn Janeway) And Susanna Thompson Stars As (The Borg Queen) In United Paramount Network's Sci-Fi Television Series "Star Trek: Voyager." Episode: "Unimatrix Zero, Part Two." (Photo By Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 31: Actor J.G. Hertzler, dressed as his character Martok from the “Star Trek” television franchise speaks during the “STLV19 Klingon Kick-Off” panel at the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on July 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 31: Actor J.G. Hertzler, dressed as his character Martok from the “Star Trek” television franchise speaks during the “STLV19 Klingon Kick-Off” panel at the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on July 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) /

7. Species 8472

They look like a cross between the Animorph’s Hork-Bajir and the classic alien hunter the Predator. So yeah, if he popped up outside of your window, good luck not screaming like a four-year-old on a roller coaster. Beyond that, they’re also super hard to kill. Essentially you’d need a biological weapon to kill these things. Plus they’re from a different part of space. Another universe if you will. That’s just bonkers to think about.

6. The Breen

The Breen are Michael Myers in space. Doubt that statement? They wear a mask you never see them take off. They hardly feel pain, or at the very least show that they’re in it. They don’t communicate conventionally if at all in most cases and they’re fond of the old ultra-violence.

5. Klingons

Klingons history has long been established. While an allegory for the Soviet Union, the Klingons are now more Viking than anything. Focused on glory in war, an afterlife with an eternal battle awaiting them as members of the “Black Fleet” (non-canon). The fact that an angry, over-sized, perpetually hangry person with super strength and a desire for wine that has the consistency of blood isn’t scary to some is what’s horrifying.