Alien: Specimen
During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.
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"Specimen to most seems to be the best short of the bunch. Though I would disagree, it certainly isn't bad. Acting was good and the twist at the end was unexpected but very much appreciated. The entire short itself is basically that one scene in Aliens where Ripley and Newt are stuck in a room with Facehuggers. As such, the highlight of the short was making the Facehugger scary again. Being trapped in a dark lab, being only able to hear it scuttling around with its bony legs truly is a terrifying thought, and its played out remarkably well here. Unfortunately, the effect wears off the mom..."
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Of the six anniversary shorts, Alien: Specimen was one of two not written by their director, the other one being Alien: Harvest. Kelsey Taylor didn't learn about the project until so close to the submission date that she felt unable to develop a good story herself, so she reached out for ideas from participants who were unable to enter due to living outside the USA. The greenhouse idea was selected out of four proposals pitched to 20th Century Fox and Tongal.
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During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.