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Celebrate Alien Day With These Facts

Happy Alien Day! For those not in the know, today is that day we celebrate the release of the first Alien film, and this year it’s special, not just because it’s the 4th annual Alien Day but it’s also the 40th Anniversary of the film’s release back in 1979! What better way to celebrate than with sharing some interesting trivia relating to the films. Warning, there may some spoilers ahead. The film series was originally going to be called Star Beast When production staff first met H.R. Giger to see if he would be perfect for the project, he offered them drugs. The members declined but asked Giger why he has them and he said it helped “Keep the nightmares away.”, the crew members knew right there he was perfect for the job. This leads to the following bit of info… H.R. Giger suffered from severe night terrors; he then took what he saw in his dreams and made them

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Capt McNeely
Apr 26, 2019
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This Year’s Alien Day Is Going To Be Epic!

Fans of Ridley Scott‘s iconic 1979 classic Alien will soon be able to celebrate the 4th annual Alien Day which will mark the film’s 40th Anniversary on Friday, April 26th. Leading up to the 24-hour celebration, the next two weeks features events, Blu-ray rereleases and a cornucopia of content released online. So, what can fans look forward to? “Over the next two weeks, fans can continue to experience the Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts (review), a series of frightening new narratives from six emerging filmmakers selected from over 550 entries through a 20th Century Fox partnership with creator community Tongal. These terrifying tales have been shocking viewers on IGN since the first short debuted on March 29th, and the final two thrillers – ALIEN: Alone and ALIEN: Harvest – will be unearthed on Alien Day, April 26th. Descending into orbit on April 23rd is the ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY 4K ULTRA HD®, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and available for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2019
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Women (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: ALIEN DAY TWOFER! Sigourney Weaver And Veronica Cartwright

Greetings, my Little Xenomorphs. Yes, I know you’re all accustomed to the moniker of Little Monsters, but today is the 26th of April or 4/26, thus making it ALIEN DAY! I trust I don’t need to explain the relevance of the number combination in relation to the movie Alien. BUT, for those of you who don’t know, it’s a reference to the planet, known as LV-426, where the crew of the star-freighter Nostromo first encountered the facehugger that “impregnated” Ash (played by the late great John Hurt). OK, that’s enough of that, because we’re here to focus on TWO wonderful Women of Horror today. That’s right, count ’em…one, two. As you can clearly see, the focus today is on the only two female female cast members of Ridley Scott’s classic 1979 film, Alien – Veronica Cartwright and Sigourney Weaver. Both of these ladies would grace the world with their presence in 1949. Veronica A. Cartwright was born on April 20th

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Capt McNeely
Apr 26, 2017
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What You Need To Know About World Alien Day

On April 26th, people around the world will be celebrating Alien Day. A day designated to celebrate the Alien franchise. On Alien Day we will see some great stuff released, including the re-release of Alien and Aliens, new shirts, comics, toys, and more. It’s going to be out of this world! Remember those cool kicks Ripley (Siguorney Weaver) wore in the 1986 film? Come the 26th you will be able to order a set of the limited addition sneakers from Reebok, along with the replica version of the shoes worn by Bishop (Lance Henriksen). Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced today an out-of-this-world global celebration of the ALIEN franchise culminating with a special 24 hour, fan-focused social media event on April 26th – a nod to LV-426, the planet from the iconic ALIEN films. ALIEN DAY (#AlienDay426) to encompass a wide range of executions including nationwide screenings, never-before-seen consumer product activations and the kickoff of the ALIEN: Ultimate Trivia Challenge,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 31, 2016

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Celebrate Alien Day With These Facts

Happy Alien Day! For those not in the know, today is that day we celebrate the release of the first Alien film, and this year it’s special, not just because it’s the 4th annual Alien Day but it’s also the 40th Anniversary of the film’s release back in 1979! What better way to celebrate than with sharing some interesting trivia relating to the films. Warning, there may some spoilers ahead. The film series was originally going to be called Star Beast When production staff first met H.R. Giger to see if he would be perfect for the project, he offered them drugs. The members declined but asked Giger why he has them and he said it helped “Keep the nightmares away.”, the crew members knew right there he was perfect for the job. This leads to the following bit of info… H.R. Giger suffered from severe night terrors; he then took what he saw in his dreams and made them

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 26, 2019
Horror Fuel

This Year’s Alien Day Is Going To Be Epic!

Fans of Ridley Scott‘s iconic 1979 classic Alien will soon be able to celebrate the 4th annual Alien Day which will mark the film’s 40th Anniversary on Friday, April 26th. Leading up to the 24-hour celebration, the next two weeks features events, Blu-ray rereleases and a cornucopia of content released online. So, what can fans look forward to? “Over the next two weeks, fans can continue to experience the Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts (review), a series of frightening new narratives from six emerging filmmakers selected from over 550 entries through a 20th Century Fox partnership with creator community Tongal. These terrifying tales have been shocking viewers on IGN since the first short debuted on March 29th, and the final two thrillers – ALIEN: Alone and ALIEN: Harvest – will be unearthed on Alien Day, April 26th. Descending into orbit on April 23rd is the ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY 4K ULTRA HD®, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and available for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

Women (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: ALIEN DAY TWOFER! Sigourney Weaver And Veronica Cartwright

Greetings, my Little Xenomorphs. Yes, I know you’re all accustomed to the moniker of Little Monsters, but today is the 26th of April or 4/26, thus making it ALIEN DAY! I trust I don’t need to explain the relevance of the number combination in relation to the movie Alien. BUT, for those of you who don’t know, it’s a reference to the planet, known as LV-426, where the crew of the star-freighter Nostromo first encountered the facehugger that “impregnated” Ash (played by the late great John Hurt). OK, that’s enough of that, because we’re here to focus on TWO wonderful Women of Horror today. That’s right, count ’em…one, two. As you can clearly see, the focus today is on the only two female female cast members of Ridley Scott’s classic 1979 film, Alien – Veronica Cartwright and Sigourney Weaver. Both of these ladies would grace the world with their presence in 1949. Veronica A. Cartwright was born on April 20th

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

What You Need To Know About World Alien Day

On April 26th, people around the world will be celebrating Alien Day. A day designated to celebrate the Alien franchise. On Alien Day we will see some great stuff released, including the re-release of Alien and Aliens, new shirts, comics, toys, and more. It’s going to be out of this world! Remember those cool kicks Ripley (Siguorney Weaver) wore in the 1986 film? Come the 26th you will be able to order a set of the limited addition sneakers from Reebok, along with the replica version of the shoes worn by Bishop (Lance Henriksen). Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced today an out-of-this-world global celebration of the ALIEN franchise culminating with a special 24 hour, fan-focused social media event on April 26th – a nod to LV-426, the planet from the iconic ALIEN films. ALIEN DAY (#AlienDay426) to encompass a wide range of executions including nationwide screenings, never-before-seen consumer product activations and the kickoff of the ALIEN: Ultimate Trivia Challenge,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 31, 2016