Becoming Alien, Second Edition
The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise
$35.83
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2026
Summary
The Alien films are perceived to be a fractured franchise, each one loosely related to the others by the titular monster. They are nonlinear, complicated, convoluted: a collection of genre movies ranging from horror to war to farce.
But on closer examination, the threads that bind these films together are undeniable. The series is a model of the cosmology described in Catherine Keller’s book Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming, which presents the universe as a c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798385236329 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Sarah Welch-Larson, Matt Zoller Seitz |
| Publisher: | Cascade Books |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Reel Spirituality Monograph |
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About The Author
Sarah Welch-Larson
Sarah Welch-Larson is a film critic interested in feminist theory and theology, sad men in space, and stories about agency, creation, and androids. She lives in Chicago with her husband, their dog, and about two dozen houseplants.
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