Prior to Ridley Scott‘s Alien prequels — Prometheus in 2012 and now Alien: Covenant — each Alien movie had a strikingly different directorial vision. Scott’s 1979 classic was a “haunted house in space ...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Alien stands apart from other science fiction films by delivering truly unique and believable extraterrestrial creatures that are not ...

Paul Verhoeven’s STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997) introduced a whole new generation to the glorious goodness of cheesy sci-fi fun, complete with his own blend of bloody over-the-top action and violence and ...

It might not be unreasonable to say that horror is the most challenging genre to develop a game within. While there are a number of generally agreed upon rules for what makes a good action, adventure, ...

Noah Hawley stewed on an Alien spinoff years before FX even secured the rights. Now, “Alien: Earth” jumps to the small screen with all the eerie essentials of the Ridley Scott sci-fi classic: ...

AUSTIN, Texas—You've likely seen Image Engine's skill even if you've never heard of the company. The Vancouver-based VFX house has quietly been doing yeoman's effect work behind some of the most ...

The film's art director, creature design supervisor and a zoologist from the San Diego Zoo describe just what it is about the Oscar-winning franchise's titular monster that has played on audiences' ...

After nearly four decades of exposure, the ichor-dripping design of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien is the the rare monster concept that hasn’t had its effectiveness blunted by time.

Creating an alien invasion from scratch takes amazing design skills. Good thing TyRuben Ellingson, the designer who’s worked on Avatar, Hellboy and several other movies, was on the case. Ellingson ...