MAN-MADE MONSTERS #31: Prometheus (2012) & Alien: Covenant (2017)
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
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🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 120 minutes
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"I'll do the fingering!" James Rendell joins Mike to discuss Ridley Scott's divisive, camp, philosophical Alien prequels, Prometheus and Alien Covenant! Out now
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| 0:00.0 | Don't forget, if you'd like to receive ad-free versions of The Evolution of Horror, sign up to our Patreon. |
| 0:05.5 | Patreon.com slash Evolution of Horror. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, often called the modern Prometheus, |
| 0:36.9 | the majority of man-made monster stories have in some way been a called the modern Prometheus, the majority of man-made monster |
| 0:38.5 | stories have in some way been a spin on the Prometheus myth. A character defies God and nature |
| 0:44.7 | by seeking power, knowledge, creating life and ultimately being punished. In 2012, director Ridley |
| 0:52.4 | Scott returned to his alien universe to tell a Promethean story. |
| 0:57.5 | By exploring the origins of the infamous space jockey in his original 1979 horror classic, |
| 1:03.7 | Ridley Scott created a new sci-fi saga told across two movies that explored creation, gods, science, artificial intelligence, and what it means to be human. |
| 1:17.5 | Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of man-made monsters, and we discuss Ridley Scott's divisive alien prequels, Prometheus and Alien Covenant. |
| 1:35.8 | Watch me. I'll do the fingering. |
| 1:38.7 | Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike Munza and as ever I am your host. |
| 1:43.5 | In this podcast, we explore and |
| 1:45.3 | dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre, one subgenre at a time. We are currently |
| 1:50.4 | in the middle of our 11th season exploring the evolution of man-made monsters. And this is |
| 1:56.5 | part 31. In this week's episode, as that intro suggested, we've got a controversial Ridley |
| 2:02.0 | Scott Double Bill. Some people love these movies, some people absolutely hate them, Prometheus |
| 2:07.2 | from 2012, and Alien Covenant from 2017. Both of these discussions will of course be |
| 2:13.6 | spoilerific. Give both of these films a watch before you listen to our conversation. So, |
| 2:19.2 | joining me to discuss these two weird and wonderful movies. I've got a returning guest. He was here |
| 2:24.3 | last series to discuss the host and troll hunter with me. A big welcome back to James Rendell. |
| 2:31.0 | Hello, James. Hi there, you're right. I'm really good. Thank you. I'm excited to discuss these |
| 2:35.6 | very silly but quite fascinating films, you know? Big, bombastic, fun, thinky. Thinky and also really |
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