Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film is a 2011 behind the scenes book covering the making of the 1979 film Alien, written by Ian Nathan and published by Voyageur Press. It was published on September 8, 2011. The book features a wealth of conceptual and development artwork and materials, including Ridley Scott storyboards, script pages, H. R. Giger's concept artwork, sketches and construction blueprints for the USCSS Nostromo, costume designs by Mœbius, exclusive behind the scenes photographs, and reproductions of in-universe documents and items.