Sarah Welch-Larson just published Becoming Alien—her book about the concept of evil in the Alien films—and she comes to This Is Your Afterlife to talk about having a low-key funeral, her infinitely relivable memory on the White Cliffs of Dover, and the tragedy that rearranged her life without her realizing it.

Content warning: There's a reference to a school shooting in this episode.

Check out Sarah's full episode at patreon.com/davemaher. It includes more intro and her "Kill 1 Thing" segment, where we discuss our mutual hatred for ranked year-end lists.

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Get Sarah's book: Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

Sarah's website (with her blog and links to other writing): dodgyboffin.com

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