Alien's Director Used A Smart Trick To Solve The Movie's Biggest Visual Challenge

Quite a bit of movie magic made "Alien" the sci-fi horror classic it is -- but one of its biggest challenges was solved with ...

'The X-Files' season 10 premiered 10 years ago and is actually underrated

'The X-Files' Season 10 premiered on January 24th, 2026, and brought back Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder ...

Every Stranger Things Monster, Ranked By Terror

With Netflix's Stranger Things now over and done, let's take a look back at the Upside Down's most terrifying monsters. Here they are, ranked.
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Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...
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Did you catch this subtle homage to an iconic horror film in It: Welcome to Derry? Details explored

Stephen King's loyal fans are buzzing with excitement over the recent first season of It: Welcome to Derry. With its terrifying return to the old style of filmmaking exhibited in the previous It ...
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Sigourney Weaver "wasn't thinking about" the Aliens Power Loader scene during her Avatar: Fire and Ash showdown with Varang, but she can see the parallel

Sci-Fi Movies James Cameron says he needs to figure out a cheaper way to make Avatar movies for Avatar 4 and 5 to happen Sci-Fi Movies James Cameron says Wicked star and Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh ...
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Black Widow’s Death Scene In Avengers: Endgame Had ‘Way More Aliens’ Originally. Why Jeremy Renner’s Glad It Changed

I’m team Renner on this one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Renner shared the behind-the-scenes nugget during a Space Con 2025 ...
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Alien Star Says She ‘Backhanded’ Sigourney Weaver in Deleted Scene

Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, recently discussed a deleted scene with co-star Sigourney Weaver. During a recent New York Comic Con reunion panel, the ...
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‘Beast of War’ Director Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Killer Sharks and ‘Aliens’

Jaws is a masterpiece. There’s no other way to contextualize the enduring legacy of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster classic, widely considered the first of its kind. Yet, while wholly unintentional, ...
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Alien: Earth prosthetics artist says he was most nervous to take on the chestbursters after being asked to take inspiration from the John Hurt scene in the original movie: "It ...

As the latest (and first small-screen) installment of the beloved Alien franchise, Alien: Earth has a lot to live up to – and lead prosthetics artist Steven Painter says he felt that the most strongly ...