A handful of Alien fan films have come along this year in celebration of the original classic’s 40th anniversary – many part of a collaboration between 20th Century Fox, Tongal and various different filmmakers – but the most creative of them all may very well be YouTube channel RhinoStew‘s brand new “ASMR Xenomorph Attack,” unleashed earlier this month.
The ASMR video (autonomous sensory meridian response: “a feeling of euphoric tingling and relaxation that can come over someone when he or she watches certain videos or hears certain sounds”) starts off like a traditional package opening but ultimately becomes a full-on Alien fan film, with Jill Galbraith playing the role of a YouTuber-turned-Xenomorph-killer.
When a mysterious package from Weyland-Yutani arrives at her apartment, she’s forced to channel Ellen Ripley in a nightmarish fight for survival. The short, which never forgets to be the ear-pleasing ASMR video it promises in the title, utilizes impressive computer-generated effects to bring its various Xenomorph creatures to life, and it’s all around quite brilliant.
Check out “ASMR Xenomorph Attack” below, written/directed by Luke Palmer!
Thanks to Justin Yandell (@ShotgunZen) for the heads up.
