Ben Raifsnider, Jr.
Little Dead Aliens
Join your host, Ben, as he watches The X-Files and gives horror movie recommendations based on the themes, tropes, style & vibes of each episode. Featuring horror-loving guest hosts you are in for a scary good time! Brought to you by The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective every other Friday.
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Episodes
Season 1 Lore Dump with Derek 06.11.2026 1:18:12
The season on LDA we covered all the monster of the week episodes in season one of The X-Files and to wrap it up Derek joined me to talk about all the important moments in the other episodes in season one. We go over the mythos episodes of season one: Pilot, Deep Throat, Fallen Angel, E.B.E. and The Erlenmyer Flask! We do our best to investigate these episodes and tell you what exactly is going on...
Toom's Sequel Smack-Down with Fear Coded 23.10.2026 1:09:02
On a very special Halloween episode of Little Dead Aliens I am joined by the hosts of Fear Coded (Tyler, David & Merrilee) to play a game I like to call Toom's Sequelpalloza Smack-Down For The Crown!!! First I give a spooky campfire telling of the legend of Tooms then we play a game with very simple rules: we all brought a sequel we think is better than the original and worse than the original...
Cozy Fall Hang with The Q Division 09.10.2026 1:18:39
For this episode we're doing things a little differently. Chels and Gavin of The Q Division join me for a nice, cozy fall hang and we talk about our favorite Fall activities and give some movie marathon recommendations for Autumn/Spooky Season! We also discuss some of the scariest X-Files episodes, Gavin gives his top 3 scariest Buffy episodes and Chels gives a list of the scariest Dr. Who episode...
Cozy Fall Hang with The Q Division 08.10.2026 1:18:39
For this episode we're doing things a little differently. Chels and Gavin of The Q Division join me for a nice, cozy fall hang and we talk about our favorite Fall activities and give some movie marathon recommendations for Autumn/Spooky Season! We also discuss some of the scariest X-Files episodes, Gavin gives his top 3 scariest Buffy episodes and Chels gives a list of the scariest Dr. Who episode...
Roland 25.09.2026 24:28
In this episode I talk about season one episode Roland and give lots of recommendation for horror movies that focus on twins! I also talk about some movies that focus on the psychic link between twins so send a psychic message to your twin, sibling, or BFF to let them know there's a new episode of LDA find LDA online: linktr.ee/littledeadaliens Glitterjaw.com
Born Again with Hamish Steele 11.09.2026 1:11:12
This week I discuss Born Again with Hamish Steele. We give some recommendations and talk about creepy kids, reincarnation, ghosts and movies with plots involving schemes and plans that unravel or go wrong! find Little Dead Aliens online: https://linktr.ee/littledeadaliens find Hamish online: bluesky / instagram LDA is a proud member of the Glitterjaw queer podcast collective. Find more about our s...
Darkness Falls with Merrilee of Fear Coded 28.08.2026 1:09:44
This week I am joined by Merrillee of Fear Coded to talk about season one episode Darkness Falls, my favorite episode of the season! We discuss man Vs. nature Vs. man Vs. supernatural forces in horror, bugs in horror, being stuck in a cabin horror and our favorite in the forest/woods horror movies! find LDA online: @littledeadaliens on bsky, instagram & youtube https://linktr.ee/littledeadalie...
Shapes with Steve Mowry 14.08.2026 1:16:24
This episode Steve Mowry (of The Comic Book Bears and Bear Cave of Terror podcasts) joins me to talk about Shapes AKA the werewolf episode! We talk a bit about Native Americans in horror and then give our top 5 werewolf movies!
Miracle Man 31.07.2026 46:30
For this episode on season one episode Miracle Man I do things a little differently and give a history of "religious" horror. So, if you want to hear about a lot of witch movies, possession/exorcism movies, satanic panic stuff and a non comprehensive look at religion in horror through the decades, then buckle up because it's a bumpy ride!
Young At Heart with David Arnold 17.07.2026 59:16
David Arnold (of GJ; Gimmicks, Fear Coded & Super Mario Moment) joins me again to talk about season one episode Young At Heart. We discuss regret & guilt coming back to haunt us, the mad scientist trope, medical experiment horror and tax fraud!?!?
Lazarus with David Arnold 03.07.2026 57:04
This episode I am joined by Glitterjaw's David Arnold to talk about season one episode Lazarus. We talk about movies where people are possessed by ghosts, being chained to a radiator & much more!!
Beyond The Sea with Tyler of Fear Coded 19.06.2026 1:11:05
This episode I am joined by Tyler of Fear Coded to talk about Beyond The Sea. We discuss our favorite serial killer movies, I talk about a bunch of movies with psychics that I watched and Tyler even gives us our first tabletop RPG rec!
Gender Bender w/ Sean Abley aka Gay of the Dead 05.06.2026 48:52
This week I am joined by queer horror expert Sean Abley for season one episode Gender Bender. We give some recs for seducing killers and creepy cults and also talk about the trans-ness of this episode. #HAPPYPRIDE
Fire with Gavin Mevius 22.05.2026 1:04:55
Things are going to get HOT this week. I am joined by Gavin to talk about season one episode Fire, iconic fire scenes in horror and much more!
Eve 08.05.2026 27:23
Today I talk about a bunch of killer kid and clone movies to go along with Eve. This episode is a fan favorite and even inspired a 90s band! And if you would like to fill out the Glitterjaw listener poll & enter to win a 50$ gift card: https://bit.ly/GlitterjawPodSurvey
Space 24.04.2026 25:37
This week I give horror movie recs for Season One episode Space. I talk about the face on Mars (and my theory), space ghosts (not the cartoon one), possessions, sabotage & astronauts in situations that go very badly.
Ice with Steve Mowry 10.04.2026 41:59
This week I am joined by Comic Book Bears & Bear Cave of Horror host Steve Mowry to discuss season one episode Ice. We talk about "The Thing" of it all, paranoia, and one of my favorite horror tropes: "snowed in!" So, don't trust anyone and DO NOT drink that bottle of vodka you found in a sunken soviet space station!!!
Ghost In The Machine 27.03.2026 32:22
This episode is about season one, episode number seven: The Ghost In The Machine! I give some movie recommendations about malicious AI and killer robots!
Shadows with Cass 13.03.2026 53:43
In this episode Cass (co-host of the Star Wars podcast Distant Echoes) and I talk about season one episode Shadows! We discuss lots of spooky spirits in movies and talk about our favorite ghost movies!
The Jersey Devil 27.02.2026 30:10
In this episode I give horror movie recommendations based on X-Files season 1 episode 5: The Jersey Devil. I also talk about the urban legend of the Jersey Devil and the history of how it changed over the years. Here is a link to an article on reddit that I mention & found very helpful & interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/1ix4iec/bigfoot_vs_the_jersey_devil/ Also...
Conduit with Doug Fink 13.02.2026 47:34
In this episode I am joined by Doug Fink (from The Glitterjaw Collective) to talk about The X-Files episode Conduit & give some horror movie recs!
Squeeze with Derek B, Gayle 30.01.2026 41:27
Derek B. Gayle from The Glitterjaw Collective joins me to talk about S01E03: Squeeze. We'll give some recommendations for horror movies that fit the vibes of the series' first monster of the week, Tooms! As promised: I did look more into the etymology of PHrogging VS. Frogging and there doesn't seem to be a clear or consistent reason it is spelled with a PH but the spelling of frog as phrog does s...
2025 Horror recap 23.01.2026 41:46
I talk about all the horror movies I watched in 2025 and at the end I give my TOP 10 and speculate if Mulder and Scully would enjoy those movies! A spread sheet of all the movies I mention: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AvQ8vzMEvAaQX_jDpVqJsiMItdPTUiJZuzEbtvKkNCA/edit?usp=sharing
A Pilot of a Pilot 16.01.2026 18:38
This week your host, Ben, gives recommendations for horror movies based on the very first episode of The X-Files - "Pilot" or Coma Kid Assists Alien Abductions
Little Dead Aliens promo 09.01.2026 2:49
A quick introduction to Little Dead Aliens; a podcast about The X-Files and horror
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