Tag: alien

  • Strong Women by Crash

    Strong Women of Horror When it comes to strong women in horror, there seems to be a lot of them. After all, the slasher sub-genre has the perpetual “final girl.” She’s the smart one who doesn’t drink or have sex, and stands up to the big, bad scumbag at the end of the film –…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Alien

    Alien: 40th Anniversary On June 22, 1979, Ridley Scott’s Alien was unleashed upon a global audience. What should have been a B-movie venture, proved to be a worthy, quality driven film for both horror and science fiction fans alike. The film’s success solidified Scott’s position as a solid director of genre films, while launching the careers of…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Four Women of the Apocalypse

    Women of the Apocalypse Unite! For Women in Horror Month, The Last Knock podcast explores Four Women of the Apocalypse. Billy and Jonny each took a different approach to this show’s theme and they hope listeners find merit in their choices. Neither co-host knew the other’s choices or logic. The goal, however, was to choose outstanding…

  • Top Ten Horror Locations (Part I) from Billy Crash

    Any corporate person will tell you the most important thing about a business is location, location, location. But in the horror genre, location can bring stories to life in remarkable ways and resonate as a character in the film. When it comes to Horror Locations, some movies rise above in big bad ways. Top Ten…

  • THE LAST KNOCK horror podcast presents: ALIEN: COVENANT

    Director Ridley Scott returns with Alien: Covenant, another sci-fi/horror cog in the cosmos. We take a look at the latest installment of the Alien franchise to see if it’s worth another trip into outer space. We not only delve into Alien: Covenant and its value, but focus on Scott, as well as the movie’s writing, mythos, and its…