Super 8 space horror that'll make you side-eye your own shadow. Trust no one — especially yourself.
Alone on a desolate planet. Or is he? This experimental lo-fi sci-fi, shot on super 8 film, charts a voyage through space to another world. Although the monsters may lie much closer to home...
Cinematography
Super 8 grain turns space into fever-dream home movies
Sound
Analog hums and silences that scream louder than monsters
Practical Effects
DIY spacesuits more haunting than any CGI void
Director
Ben Barton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Barton shot this entire film in his backyard with thrifted space gear and a borrowed Super 8 camera from 1973.
The title 'Stella Erratica' references wandering stars — ancient term for planets — hinting the true erratic star was never in space.
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