Selected by 20th Century Fox and Tongal from more than 550 pitches in anticipation of the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi horror movie, the official Alien short film Ore can now be watched in its entirety, pitting miners against a Xenomorph in the claustrophobic confines of a tunnel system.
Written and directed by the Spear Sisters, you can watch "Ore" below via IGN, and check here to view the previously released Alien short films "Specimen," "Containment," and "Night Shift," courtesy of IGN.
The remaining two Alien short films will be released on April 26th, the fourth annual Alien Day.
"ALIEN: Ore - As a hard-working miner of a planet mining colony, Lorraine longs to make a better life for her daughter and grandchildren. When her shift uncovers the death of a fellow miner under mysterious circumstances, Lorraine is forced to choose between escape or defying management orders and facing her fears to fight for the safety of her family.
ALIEN: Night Shift - When a missing space trucker is discovered hungover and disoriented, his co-worker suggests a nightcap as a remedy. Near closing time, they are reluctantly allowed inside the colony supply depot where the trucker’s condition worsens, leaving a young supply worker alone to take matters into her own hands. Written and Directed by Aidan Brezonick
The shorts will continue to rollout weekly until ALIEN DAY on April 26th when the final two enthralling stories – ALIEN: Harvest and ALIEN: Alone – will be revealed to fans. Beginning May 3rd, the shorts will be available on the official @AlienAnthology social channels and AlienUniverse.com, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes content.
Go to IGN to catch up on the first two thrilling shorts now – if you dare!
ALIEN: Containment - Four survivors find themselves stranded aboard a small escape pod in deep space. Trying to piece together the details around the outbreak that led to their ship’s destruction, they find themselves unsure to trust whether or not one of them might be infected. Written and Directed by Chris Reading
ALIEN: Specimen - It’s the night shift in a colony greenhouse, and Julie, a botanist, does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have triggered her sensitive lab dog. Despite her best efforts the lab unexpectedly goes into full shutdown and she is trapped inside. Little does she know, an alien specimen has escaped the mysterious cargo, and a game of cat and mouse ensues as the creature searches for a host.Directed by Kelsey Taylor"
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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