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Abjection
The abject is a complex psychological concept developed by Julia Kristeva in her book Powers of Horror: An Essay in Abjection (1980). The term abjection literally means ‘the state of being cast off’.
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Ridley Scott’s Alien: the Monstrous-feminine
The science-fiction horror film Alien explores fears associated with birth and sexuality. Barbara Creed wrote an important essay on the film called ‘Alien and the Monstrous-Feminine.’ The monstrous-feminine is a psychological construction generated by male anxieties about the female body and sexuality. Creed argues that Alien depicts the maternal body as horrifying or monstrous. In particular, she says that the film repeatedly examines the ‘primal scene’ – the scene of birth or origin.
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Stargate Sg1: Thinking Out Loud
Really opens your mind. Wow! Well I just kinda of started watching it and it raises religion and all sorts of questions. Like space and the body of the alien found was that real and could that possibly be a guardian or protector type race? I don’t know just aiming towards why my mind started flying in so many directions because of all the come out and cover ups our people do have the tendency to do. Because most of us are followers than leaders. We are made out to be ignorant and uninformed. So we have to accept if the western days did not prove that we can stay in control of ourselves without blood shed we may be able to have 100% control of ourselves.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About “Alien”
Fascinating facts about the 1979 film, “Alien”.
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The Exorcist: Top Horror Film of All Time
A little girl rotating her head to an inhuman like position, crawling down the stairs like a deformed komodo dragon on speed, and spewing river sized amounts of green slime; what more can you ask for in a horror film?
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Top Five BAMF
The baddest of the bad, the toughest of the tough. These are the movie heroes who can’t be stopped.
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Five Great Science Fiction Villains
Five reasons to be afraid to enter space.
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Xenomorphic Liaisons: Exploring Eroticism, Gender, and Human Qualities in Alien
If ever there were a heroine that dared to stand alone with the eusociality of an extraterrestrial life form, then it would have to be Ellen Ripley. The Xenomorph, whose disturbing life form involves the offspring violently erupting from human hosts, undoubtedly was (and still is) one of the most frightening recurring races ever created through science fiction.
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Seven Movies You Should Never Put Yourself Through
It’s a historical fact that people can make bad movies. Here are the best of the best.
