Early Development of the Alien Script

Leading from 

Alien: Conceiving the story

Dan O'Bannon meets Ron Cobb part 1
Dan O'Bannon meets Ron Cobb part 2

Memory surfaces

They Bite

Dune and the gathering

A Sofa in LA

Adding The Gremlins idea

Inventing the Facehugger

Acid for blood

Birthing the Chestburster

Naming  The Title


See also:

 

  Development via Hergé's Tintin? 

 

Jewel associations