{"product_id":"alien-by-roger-luckhurst-9781844577880","title":"Alien","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, Ridley Scott's \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) is one of the most enduring films of modern cinema — its famously visceral scenes acting like a traumatic wound we seem compelled to revisit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, Roger Luckhurst examines its origins as a monster movie script called \u003ci\u003eStar Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, dismissed by many in Hollywood as B-movie trash, through to its afterlife in numerous sequels, prequels and elaborations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the ways in which \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e compels us to think about otherness, Luckhurst demonstrates how and why this interstellar slasher movie, this old dark house in space, came to coil itself around our darkest imaginings about the fragility of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special edition features original cover artwork by Marta Lech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423735365868,"sku":"9781844577880","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71q660B3-FL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774429185","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/alien-by-roger-luckhurst-9781844577880","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}