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Alien is the science-fiction horror film series associated with the xenomorph and the crew of the Nostromo. This entry follows its films, related stories and adaptations.

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January 2023

2Jan 2023

NewsKit

Hasbro’s Nerf Aliens movie Pulse Rifle is unboxed and modified (video tutorial).

Dan received his NERF LMTD ALIENS M41-A Blaster from Hasbro a few weeks ago. Unboxing that bad boy didn’t disappoint him, but of…

ColonelFrog2 Jan 2023

August 2021

16Aug 2021

NewsKit

Alien King sculpture: never tyre’d (lifesize xenomorph made from old tyres).

If you’ve got a monstrous pile of old tyres hanging around your yard, then you might want to start a monster project –…

ColonelFrog16 Aug 2021

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Alien

January 2023

Hasbro’s Nerf Aliens movie Pulse Rifle is unboxed and modified (video tutorial).

August 2021

Alien King sculpture: never tyre’d (lifesize xenomorph made from old tyres).