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Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.
This episode is dedicated to the one that started it all back in 1979, Alien, directed by Ridely Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Joining us is Philippa Ballantine, writer and author of the recent, licensed franchise novel, Alien: Inferno's Fall.
*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here!
*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!
Featured Guest:
Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is an award-winning speculative fiction author. Aside from her work set in the Alien universe, She’s known for the Books of the Order series, the The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels, The Shifted World series and more.
References:
Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Movies by David McIntree
The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'
Alien- Wikipedia
Mrs. Davis (streaming on Peacock)
History of the World Part II (streaming on Hulu)
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Sandman (streaming on Netflix)
The Power (streaming on Prime)
