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For use as the generic term 'alien' which generally refers to a life-form not of Earth, but it can also be used to describe anything, including objects, from another world or system. Use [aliens-1986] for the sequel to the 1979 film Alien; use [alien-franchise] for that entire franchise.
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Short story about aliens who use torture to communicate/prove trustworthiness
Piers Anthony, "On the Uses of Torture", from the collection Anthonology.
It has the dubious distinction of being one of only two things I have ever read that made me put down the book and think about …
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Book series about a man who discovers advanced alien artifacts on the moon
That sounds like the long-running Perry Rhodan series.
From the site:
The main story line starts in 1971 - ten years into the future at the time of writing. Perry Rhodan and three other American …
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Do Daleks Breathe?
The creature inside the Dalek is a heavily mutated Kaled ("Genesis of the Daleks", Tom Baker era). Davros, who invented the Daleks, referred to the machines as "travel machines" but his actions in the …
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Low budget movie about a worm-like parasitic alien, which attaches itself to the back of a m...
Brain Damage, directed by Frank Henenlotter.
You've got the plot right. All that needs to add is that the parasite is forcing its host to kill people so it can eat their brain.
It is a schlocky b-movi …
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80s teen novel about an alien virus on a space ship?
Spaceship Medic by Harry Harrison? A meteor impact kills the crew of a cruise ship. The doctor takes command of the vessel but is then faced with a plague sweeping the ship.
Plague Ship by Andre Nort …
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