Not only did Alien launch a franchise, it created a template for horror set in outer space, rewriting the rulebook in a way that’s still incredibly powerful over four decades later. Sigourney Weaver leads the crew of the Nostromo, answering a distress call in the far reaches of space that puts them in contact with the ultimate killing machine. Movies changed forever with the 1979 release of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic. The intersection of faith and the potential of actual evil has been a genre subject for generations now, but Agnes adds an interesting hymn to the conversation.
He helmed the 2021 American horror film about a demonic possession at a religious convent.
Mickey Reece is an interesting genre filmmaker with a growing following.