Becoming Alien, Second Edition: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic...

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Sarah Welch-Larson Matt Zoller Seitz

Becoming Alien, Second Edition

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ISBN: 9798385236329

The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

Sarah Welch-Larson, Matt Zoller Seitz

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Cascade Books
19 March 2026

Film, TV & Radio; Film & movie: styles & genres; Religious ethics; Christianity

Series: Reel Spirituality Monograph

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 cycle of chaos and relationship.

In this second edition of Becoming Alien, Sarah Welch-Larson explores the Alien series through Keller's lens. Her exploration unifies the Alien series into seven views of evil, its origins, and its consequences. Each film expands on the concept of evil set forth by its predecessors, complicating that conception, and retroactively enriching readings of the films that came before.

By: Sarah Welch-Larson
Foreword by: Matt Zoller Seitz
Imprint: Cascade Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 168g
ISBN: 9798385236329
Series: Reel Spirituality Monograph
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 19 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.