There are scarier things than your intergalactic band not making it big. One of those things being: this is the second-to-last activity of Science Fiction Week!

We're going to get a little dark (and lengthy) so stick with me.

Today's challenge:

You're in the throes of a horrific nightmare. A dreamscape you've never wanted to find yourself in.

What scary place/planet/dimension are you in? Please use 2,000 characters (AKA the length of an entire comment box) to describe the mood, terrain, and inhabitants (if any) of this location.

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In my nightmares, I'm trapped in the freezing wilderness of Antarctica with the research team from the movie "The Thing".

Nothing's scarier than not being able to trust a single soul. Oh, and parasitic alien organisms that clearly don't have dental.

(I love dogs, but I didn't trust huskies for a long time...)