Movies:
Alien
Aliens
Predator
The Terminator
Terminator 2
John Carpenter's The Thing

Books:
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarilion
The Hobbit
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
Fevre Dream
American Gods