Alien Horror — You’re So Strange
. . . You probably think this list is about you.
(This list is alphabetical by title.)
 Aliens: Cauldron  |
Aliens: Cauldron (The Aliens Series)Author: Carey, Diane |
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On the spaceship Umiak, an elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an unscrupulous captain commanding the ship to a smuggler’s rendezvous. During the transaction aboard the eerily silent Virginia, the cadets unwittingly transport an unexpected cargo: a hive of hibernating aliens. As the aliens begin to awake, a terrifying battle erupts between the cadets, the smugglers, the captain, and the emergent monsters. The cadets soon realize that in space, no one can hear them scream. |
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 Communion  |
Communion: A True StoryAuthor: Strieber, Whitley |
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On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went sledding with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early. Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake . . . and forever changed. Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded — one man’s riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from “elsewhere” . . . how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him and why . . . Believe it. Or don’t believe it. But read it — for this gripping story will move you like no other . . . will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world. From The Undead Rat: By placing this book here, I do not wish to infer that it is a work of fiction. I think this is non-fiction. But it easily reads as either — depending on your point of view. I “discovered” Whitley Strieber first from the movie The Hunger. I enjoyed the movie so much I sought out the book. I loved the book and quickly devoured Wolfen and Catmagic before Communion came out. I was going to avoid Communion but a televised interview with Mr. Strieber convinced me that I wanted to read his account. Here are the two points I wish to impress you with. I have always been skeptical about the possibility of aliens visiting our planet and abducting humans but I came close to believing while I read Communion. Second, it scared me. The Hunger and Wolfen are still among my favorite books so I was already identifying with the protagonist (Mr. Strieber himself) before the story opened. If you believe, you will read Communion as a true account of Mr. Strieber’s first contact with another sentient species. If you don’t believe, it is still a compelling story. For my part? I believe some profound things happened to him and his wife. I am still skeptical about the idea of aliens visiting our planet but something happened to Mr. Strieber. It changed him and he has spent most of his life dealing with it. One reason I believe this is because it would have been easier, I think, for him to have continued on the path toward being a bestselling author than to take the road he has taken instead, which has surely eclipsed whatever his writing career could have become. |
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 Dreamcatcher  |
DreamcatcherAuthor: King, Stephen |
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Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry, four boys stood together and did a brave thing. It was something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand. Twenty-five years after saving a Down’s-syndrome kid from bullies, Beav, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy — now men with separate lives and separate problems — reunite in the woods of Maine for their annual hunting trip. But when a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented and mumbling something about lights in the sky, chaos erupts. Soon, the four friends are plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world where their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past — and in the Dreamcatcher. |
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 Fireworks  |
FireworksAuthor: Moore, James A. |
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In the interest of National Security . . . Amendment I Amendment II Their weapons have been seized, their homes have become their prisons, their telephones and radios are no longer functioning. Amendment III Collier, Georgia has been taken, stormed by men in dark armor at a time when the town has just suffered its greatest moment of tragedy. As hundreds lay dying or injured, the citizens of Collier and the hundreds of strangers who were only there for the Independence Day fireworks displays, find themselves unable to escape their town, cut off from every possible source of help. The soldiers have taken over the hotels, the high school, everything. The only law in Collier is enforced by the weapons of the invading forces. Amendment IV A small town has become a prison, a place where even the right to live is questioned every hour, every day. |
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 The Grays  |
The GraysAuthor: Strieber, Whitley |
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We are not alone. Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist. Meet the Three Thieves, a group of Grays assigned to duty in a small Kentucky town. They have been preparing a child for generations. Innocent Conner Callaghan will face the ultimate terror as he struggles to understand who he has been bred to be, and what he must do to save humanity. Colonel Michael Morax strives to keep the secret of the Grays from the public for reasons so sinister, yet believable, that they read like truth. And Lauren Glass, government “empath” to the last surviving captive Gray, known only as B for Bob, has a unique ability to communicate with this captive Gray. But when B for Bob suddenly escapes the highly secure underground Air Force facility that he’s been captive in for years, a frantic race begins, as the government must outmaneuver the Grays to keep the secret of their presence intact. The Grays is a mind-bending journey behind the curtain of secrecy that surrounds the subject of aliens, written by the field’s great master. If you’ve never so much as thought about the subject before, this book will make you think deeply, not only about the mystery of who the Grays are, but who exactly we are. |
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 The Harvest  |
The HarvestAuthor: Nicholson, Scott |
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From the Author: The alien roots creep into the forest, drawn by the intoxicating cellular activity of the humus and loam. The creature feeds on the surrounding organisms, exploring, assimilating, and altering the life forms it encounters. Plants wilt from the contact, trees wither, animals become deformed monstrosities, and people . . . . People become something both more and less than human. A contaminated moonshine still causes the first exposure when a bootlegger touches a tendril of mildew. Then a deer hunter crosses paths with an infected drunk and the alien influence spreads. More residents of the rural town of Windshake turn up missing as sinister creatures shamble through the dark alleys and woods. Tamara Leon is a psychology professor who sometimes sees the future, but no one acknowledges her clairvoyant gifts, especially her husband. When the strange phrase shu-shaaa enters her mind, she senses a telepathic force that threatens her family and the entire world. Her telepathy is a mental mirror: the more she allows the creature into her mind, the deeper her empathy, and the deeper its understanding of the human species. Chester Mull, a mountain dirt farmer, is suspicious of the green glow up on the ridge, and he doesn’t take kindly to trespassers. His neighbor Herbert DeWalt is a reclusive millionaire whose spiritual search has led him nowhere. Kyle Emerland is an ambitious developer who wants to turn the mountains into a playground of ski resorts and condominiums. The trio teams up with Tamara on a mission into the forest to face the alien in its secluded cave. Chester draws his courage from corn liquor and a twelve-gauge, DeWalt acts out of a desperate fear of failure, Emerland is driven by greed, and Tamara has no choice but to communicate with the powerful presence that has invaded their lives. The alien doesn’t want to destroy the world. It only wants to survive. But so do the people whose metabolism has become food for an otherworldly reaper. |
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 Pandora  |
PandoraAuthor: Rodgers, Alan |
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There’s a story that goes ’round about strange events outside Roswell, New Mexico, and how they led to a hangar in Ohio and the three dead aliens that lie stored inside it. Most everyone has heard the tale at one time or another. And because it goes ’round the way it does — metamorphosing ever so slightly with every retelling — some people say the tale is nothing but a scrap of modern folklore; a legend alive in every bar and coffee house across the land. Pandora knows better. Pandora knows all about the strange events outside Roswell — and she knows even more about the stranger ones that followed. She knows that there weren’t three dead aliens in the wreckage of the doomed ship. Not three, but four. Three dead adults and a single living, breathing infant. That infant was Pandora. Years now the government has raised her in captivity, unknowable and secret inside a classified Air Force Facility in Ohio. This morning Pandora escaped in the dark dark hours before dawn. And through the miracle of modern satellite television, all the world has seen her. And the government wants her back. |
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 Predator: Flesh and Blood  |
Predator: Flesh and Blood (The Predator Series)Author: Friedman, Michael and Greenberger, Robert |
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Humans have all but destroyed the earth, creating an opportunity for unscrupulous moneymakers to take advantage of the destruction. One family, the Ciejek clan, have made their fortune exploiting Earth’s misfortunes. But with power comes corruption. The members of the Ciejek clan are at each other’s throats, enlisting the help of the fearsome Predators to settle the score . . . When the Predators arrive, however, the brutality they unleash is far beyond what the Ciejek family could have imagined. |
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 Space Vampires  |
Space VampiresAuthor: Wilson, Colin |
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No summary available. Originally titled Space Vampires, the Warner paperback edition (1985) was retitled Lifeforce after the title of the movie based upon this book. The text, as far as I can tell, is the same. |
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SpeciesAuthor: Navarro, Yvonne |
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A novelization of the movie Species based upon the screenplay by Dennis Feldman. |
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 The Tommyknockers  |
The TommyknockersAuthor: King, Stephen |
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Something was happening in Bobbi Anderson’s idyllic small town of Haven, Maine. Something that gave every man, woman and child powers far beyond ordinary mortals. Something that turned the town into a death trap for all outsiders. |
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 Valentine’s Resolve  |
Valentine’s Resolve (A Novel of the Vampire Earth #6)Author: Knight, E. E. |
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Welcome to the year 2072. Earth is under new management. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the Reapers came to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it’s night, as sure as darkness, they will come. After three years of exile from humanity’s war against the Kurians, David Valentine returns to battle. The Lifeweavers, Earth’s allies in the conflict, have all but vanished, and without them mankind cannot possibly stand against their alien enemies. Many of the Lightweavers are held captive by a Kurian overlord. To free them, Valentine must convince the Marshal, a legendary resistance fighter with a grudge against the Kurians, to join his cause. But the Marshal is something of a dictator himself, ruling over his men with an iron fist-and giving Valentine a new enemy to fight. |
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 Whitley Strieber’s Aliens  |
Whitley Strieber’s Aliens (The Horror Writer’s Association Presents Series)Editor: Strieber, Whitley ed. |
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Who better than Communion author and extraterrestrial authority Whitley Strieber to edit the latest anthology from the Horror Writer’s Association? Strieber has compiled a diverse selection of alien tales from 22 horror cult favorites and up-and-comers, including terrific tales from Gary A. Braunbeck, Edward Lee, Juleen Brantingham, and David B. Silva. Those looking for extraterrestrial stories of a Steven Spielbergian nature should look elsewhere — these are often grim, disturbing blends of horror and science fiction. The perfect book to curl up with as the end of the millennium approaches.
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Title List:
1. Aliens: Cauldron by Diane Carey
2. Communion: A True Story by Whitley Strieber
3. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
4. Fireworks by James A. Moore
5. The Grays by Whitley Strieber
6. The Harvest by Scott Nicholson
7. Pandora by Alan Rodgers
8. Predator: Flesh and Blood by Michael Friedman and Robert Greenberger
9. Space Vampires by Colin Wilson
10. Species by Yvonne Navarro
11. The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
12. Valentine’s Resolve by E. E. Knight
13. Whitley Strieber’s Aliens edited by Whitley Strieber
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