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204 // Alien and Cosmic Horror: Part One

Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast

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The Jockey Is So Lovecraftian, Not a Worse Movie

Alien becomes less Lovecraftian as it goes on, not a worse movie. We start to learn more about things like the life cycle of the creature. That's why I think the jockey is so is so Lovecraftian because similarly to at the mountains of madness, Professor Dyer eventually stumbles on these elder things that are basically people. The best adaptations of Lovecraft are based on stories that he was disappointed in because there was too much action.

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