Reimagining the Gargoyle: Psychoanalytic Notes on ALIEN

Greenberg, Harvey R. "Reimagining the Gargoyle: Psychoanalytic Notes on ALIEN." In Penley et al., Close Encounters anthology, q.v. this Category.

A professional psychoanalyst (and film critic) offers a close reading of ALIEN, including some controversial comments on the final confrontation between Ripley and the Alien.