Little Dead Aliens

Ben Raifsnider, Jr.

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.

Episodes

  1. Eve

    MAY 8

    Eve

    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

    27 min
  2. Space

    APR 24

    Space

    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.

    26 min
  3. Ice with Steve Mowry

    APR 10

    Ice with Steve Mowry

    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!!!

    42 min
  4. Ghost In The Machine

    MAR 27

    Ghost In The Machine

    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!

    32 min
  5. Shadows with Cass

    MAR 13

    Shadows with Cass

    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!

    54 min
  6. The Jersey Devil

    FEB 27

    The Jersey Devil

    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 a note/correction: I mentioned that The Last Broadcast came out the same year as The Blair Witch Project but it was actually released in October of 1998 & Blair Witch came out July of 1999. My bad.

    30 min
  7. Conduit with Doug Fink

    FEB 13

    Conduit with Doug Fink

    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!

    48 min
  8. Squeeze with Derek B, Gayle

    JAN 30

    Squeeze with Derek B, Gayle

    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 seem to have started as slang for a frog that is better than a frog so should be spelled phrog (or a frog that is sad & therefore must be a phrog?). I could not find any clear path from that spelling to it being used as a term for someone that lives in someone else's space without them knowing but you can have a lot of fun looking at the definitions on Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=phrog Thanks for listening!

    41 min
  9. 2025 Horror recap

    JAN 23 ·  BONUS

    2025 Horror recap

    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

    42 min
  10. A Pilot of a Pilot

    JAN 16

    A Pilot of a Pilot

    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

    19 min
  11. Little Dead Aliens promo

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Little Dead Aliens promo

    A quick introduction to Little Dead Aliens; a podcast about The X-Files and horror

    3 min

Trailer

About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Ben Raifsnider, Jr.
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ben Raifsnider, Jr.
  • Show Website
    Little Dead Aliens