While I was a little older (about 10) when I saw this one, on cable, it was still horrifying! Ridley Scott’s work was masterful and it delivered one of the best scares of the 70′s. As was the case for most of my preteen years, I had to sneak out after bedtime and watch this alone and in the dark…unable to scream as that would mean parent trouble. In the flickering ambient glow of my friend, the TV, I learn new folds of terror at Ridley’s hands. From the face hugger’s grab to the very bloody chest explosion and on, the dread just kept building. Then the barest of visual hints of the creature and…WTF! THAT DUDES HEAD EXPLODED!! WHERE THOSE TEETH?! I did bite my tongue and tasted blood…In space, no one can hear you scream.

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