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Alien

Ridley Scott

1979 · USA / UK · Slashers & Latex

Alien (1979)

Directed by Ridley Scott

H. R. Giger's creature and the chestburster. A haunted house in deep space.

Sci-Fi HorrorCreature FeatureBody Horror

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Shaped by

Jaws 1975
The film was famously pitched as 'Jaws in space'.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
Ridley Scott has cited Chain Saw's relentlessness.

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Alien: Romulus 2024
Set between Alien and Aliens, with the original's industrial look.

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