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Alien
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The Catcher in the Rye
Carries a strong pull into television through urban isolation and power.
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The Metamorphosis
Carries a strong pull into film through urban isolation and folklore.
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OK Computer
Carries a strong pull into film through urban isolation and after-hours.
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Sonatine
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.
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Pulse
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.
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The Aliens
2010s
The Aliens is a 2016 television series from United Kingdom, shaped by Fintan Ryan, Lawrence Gough, and Jonathan van Tulleken. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure.
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The Metamorphosis
1910s
A man wakes up as an insect. Alienation, family, and the absurd in 60 devastating pages.
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OK Computer
1990s
Alienation in the information age. The album that predicted 21st century anxiety.
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Space Dandy
2010s
A dandy guy in space hunts rare aliens. Episodic absurdism from the Cowboy Bebop creator.
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Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds is a 2020 television work from United Kingdom, shaped by Netflix. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure.
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Books 1950s
The Catcher in the Rye
Holden Caulfield narrates three days in New York. Alienation and adolescence.
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Music 1990s
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Ambient techno's defining statement. Beautiful, alien, and timeless electronic music.
Anime 2010s
Parasyte: The Maxim
All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable targets. These insatiable beings acquire full control of their host and are able to morph into a variety of forms in order to feed on unsuspecting prey. Sixteen-year-o...
Film 1990s
Sonatine
Sonatine is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film. It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base.
Television 2010s
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness is a 2018 television series from United States, shaped by Jakob Verbruggen. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure.