A-Z: Classic Monsters: Wolfman & Xenomorph

I'm doing a double post today for the letters W and X for the A-Z Challenge post.  For the letter W, it is was a toss up between Werewolf, Windego and the Wolf Man.  I decided to stick to Universal classic monsters, the Wolf Man.  And for the letter X, this was a hard one for classic monsters, but I found one.  X is for Xenomporph.

W is for The Wolf Man

This classic horror flick debuted in 1941 and featured Lon Chaney Jr, the son of legendary actor, Lon Chaney.  The film has the same ol' premise:  Man is bitten by a werewolf and then becomes one...blah, blah, blah.  I know it sounds boring, but it is a classic. Have you seen it?  Here's a little poem the villagers would chant.

Even a man who is pure in heart
and says his prayers by night
may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms
and the autumn moon is bright.

Cool, huh?  Have you seen the trailer?

X is for Xenomorph

What is a Xenomorph?  The Xenomorph is the fictional extraterrestrial species in the sci-fi Alien films.  How about this alien for a classic monster?  This beast starred in it's first film, Alien back in 1979 with Sigourney Weaver.  Wow, what a film! Even to this day, fans go crazy for the Xenomorph.  It needs a host in order to reproduce and finds a plethora of them on board the Nostromo.  *shivers*  Ever since the Xenormorph was conceived, this series has spun more spin-offs that it's mindboggling.  In case you were wondering here is the series list of films and I suspect it will continue to grow:


* Alien (1979)
* Aliens (1986)
*  Alien 3 (1992)
*  Alien Resurrection (1997)
*  Alien vs. Predator
*  Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
*  Prometheus (2012)

And let's not forget the queen.  She's a total bad ass too.  Have you seen all the Alien films?  I've seen most and I still can't get enough of this classic monster.

Mina Burrows