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It’s a Xenomorph Mashed With a ‘Starship Troopers’ Arachnid! Would You Like to Know More?
There’s good news with both the Alien and Starship Troopers franchises going on at the moment. The former has a new entry, Alien: Covenant, coming out on May 19th while the latter is getting a reboot from writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason). If you’re a fan of either of these series, then hopefully you feel excitement and anticipation for what’s to come, which I know I’m feeling!
If you’d be so kind, please imagine for a moment, if you will, that there’s a weird plan for the two franchises to come together at some point, to have their distinct universes cross over, much like how Godzilla and King Kong will face off in 2020. Obviously there is nothing to suggest that this is happening, I just simply want you to envision such a collision.
Now that you’ve got that idea in your head, allow me to introduce you to artist Kory Lynn Hubbell, who is a concept artist at 343 Industries, the video game company behind several of the later Halo titles. Obviously, Hubbell has an exciting and fascinating imagination. He’s helped design the worlds of one of video games largest and most enduring franchises! But for a bit of fun, he turned his attention away from that world and decided to mash together the Xenomorph from Alien with the Arachnid from Starship Troopers, creating an enemy that neither Rico nor Ripley would probably EVER want to face!
You can see the piece below and you can see more of Hubbell’s work at his official website.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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