Creature knows why Alien works, which distinguishes it from the dismal crop of sci-fi slashers that followed in Alien’s wake. Beyond helming the internet-age slasher FearDotCom and sculpting the Michael Myers mask for the original Halloween, Creature is Malone’s strongest contribution to genre cinema. Like Alien, Creature understands the importance of putting great actors in a chilling slow-burn, even if none of Malone’s ensemble can match Kinski’s energy, while Alien was blessed with a cast of generational talents feeding into each other’s stern, agitated energy. It feels like it was made by talented people hyper-aware of how the limits of the B-movie economy tempered their ambition. Malone would try to work with central Alien designer H.R.