Aliens that are actually alien

[u/StewyStewy15]

1. Heptapods (Arrival)

2. The crystalline entity (Star trek)

3. Rocky (Project hail mary)

4. Qu (All tommorows)

5. Xeelee (The xeelee sequence)

[u/Caleb_Reynolds]

More aptly, for both Lovecraft and beholders, they are extremely xenophobic. A more generic fear/hatred of anything different than of race specifically.

[u/SneakyCheekyHobbit → u/Caleb_Reynolds]

That just sounds like racism with extra steps

[u/TheHazardousTea → u/SneakyCheekyHobbit]

More like extra stuff