In Space, No One Can Hear Lovecraft Scream (Cont.): Creative Platypus

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Here are two more entries in what's shaping up to be my Alien-inspired oeuvre. These aren't taken from any movie in particular, but rather involve images from across films, comics, and concept art surrounding the series. After looking the material en masse, it underlines the Save the Cat principle of "give me the same thing... bu different!" That's what these movies are: giving us the same thing by different. We, the audience, are paying for story, but fundamentally we're paying for the "Alien Experience" one more time.

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