I saw this on opening night at Cine Capri (the original location) in 1979. It left me so shaken I drove home constantly looking out the rear window at the bed of my truck to make sure nothing was there.
And don’t even get me started on Aliens (1985). I came home from that and turned on every light in the apartment and opened every door interior door!
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Forgot to mention a shout out for Mel Brooks’ chest-buster parody/spoof in “Spaceballs”
Yup, right there with you. I have never watched any of the sequels. Wished I would have taken a big pillow to hide behind in the theater. The claw-like thing that popped out of the pod, the birth of the chest-buster that skittered across the counter, and the monster itself, half animal, half machine with slime dripping off its extended jaw. I have great respect for the work of H.R. Giger on the monster and set designs, creepiest shit EVER!
Again, right there with you. When I got home and it was time for bed, the bedroom door stayed open and the hall light left on. Every little creak the house made, every little thump outside convinced me I was the next in line to die a messy death. I don’t remember even sleeping that night…the sign of a top-rated horror movie. I give it **** 1/2 stars.