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Alien

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“A story to discover beyond the familiar shortlist. Read the synopsis, give it a chance, and bring your take back to the pool.”

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Synopsis

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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sinead_doyle · 25 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC

I am tempted by Alien. Is this one where watching the trailer would give too much away?

saoirsereads · 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

Sinead, i am following this thread for exactly that reason. Happy to hear a few different opinions.

tadhgburke · 26 Oct 2026, 03:08 UTC

Alien is one I am weighing up. Leaving a boost while I decide. The hard bit is narrowing the list down to just one.

aisling.oconnor · 26 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC

Tadhg, that is what I like about a shortlist. It makes me stop endlessly browsing and actually choose.

darragh_oconnor · 26 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC

For anyone considering Alien: Would love to hear a different take too. The interesting picks are often the ones people split on.