Tag Archives: Alien

ATOM Bonus Kaiju File 15: Gomorel

Aliases: Purple Queen Gomorel, Misato Musashi Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Beyonder Kaiju Factory Planet 4 Notable Stomping Grounds: Beyonder Kaiju Factory Planet 4, Tokyo, Osaka, Mount Rokkô, Ogasawara Kaiju Sanctuary Pure Form: Length: 320 feet Wingspan: 280 feet Hybrid Form: … Continue reading

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ATOM Bonus Kaiju File 9: Stardrac

Aliases: The Spacebat, Astrobat Date Discovered: January 23, 1968 Place of Origin: Outer Space Notable Stomping Grounds: Miami, Orlando, Echidna Island, Typhon Island Length: 115 feet Wingspan: 200 feet Biology: Originally an ordinary bat, Stardrac unfortunately nested inside an experimental unmanned spacecraft that was sent into … Continue reading

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ICHF: The Alien Queen

In a previous entry, we discussed how The Alien from Alien was perfectly symbolic of xenophobia, i.e. the fear of what is different or “other.”  However, Alien isn’t a standalone movie – it has several sequels, and as I’ve discussed … Continue reading

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ICHF: The Alien

Yes, that’s The Alien with a capital A and a capital T to the “the,” because make no mistake: no one would ever confuse any other monster with that title.  Aliens – that is, monsters from outer space – are … Continue reading

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ATOM Kaiju File #50: The Great Beyonder

Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Beyonder Homeworld Notable Stomping Grounds: Beyonder Homeworld, Mars, Typhon Island Height: 120 feet Length: 500 feet Biology: Considered the most valuable asset in the Beyonder Alliance military, the Great Beyonder is a … Continue reading

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ATOM Kaiju File #46: Crimorax

Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Scalim Homeworld Notable Stomping Grounds: Scalim Homeworld, Mars, Typhon Island Height: 65 feet Length: 220 feet Biology: Crimorax’s home planet is covered in an enormous forest – one whose individual trees make … Continue reading

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ATOM Kaiju File #45: Ugugular

Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Kwadsim Homeworld Notable Stomping Grounds: Kwadsim Homeworld, Mars, Typhon Island Height: 120 feet Biology: With its bizarre quadrilateral symmetry, Ugugular is surely one of the strangest monsters forced to do the Beyonder … Continue reading

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ATOM Kaiju File #44: Googora

Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Feengup Homeworld Notable Stomping Grounds: Feengup Homeworld, Typhon Island Height: 100 feet Length: 140 feet Biology: Googora’s homeworld is one of many whose civilization has joined the Beyonder Alliance, and as such … Continue reading

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ATOM Kaiju File #42: Torkenrak

Date Discovered: August 1st, 1958 Place of Origin: Beyonder Homeworld Notable Stomping Grounds: Beyonder Homeworld, Mars, Typhon Island Height: 150 feet Length: 220 feet Biology: Hailing from the homeworld of the Beyonders, the founding race of the Beyonder Alliance, Torkenrak … Continue reading

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