Requiem rank among the franchise’s most terrifying, dropping protagonist Grace into a powerless, pitch-black abandoned hospital armed with nothing but a lighter. She must restore power by tracking ...
A beloved sci-fi franchise hit rock bottom with a sequel that kills fan favorites, wastes its hero, and turns a tense saga into a slog.
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The moment when the panic became immortal in ‘Aliens’

No matter how grim the situation, the heroes and protagonists always find a way out of it. At least that’s the narrative norm I was brought up on. So what if it’s an alien planet? So what if your only ...
His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.” By Mike Peed Erich von Däniken, the best-selling Swiss author and ...
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 ...
The Xenomorph from the Alien franchise is having quite the comeback lately. First, in last year’s surprisingly good Alien: Romulus, then in this year’s Alien: Earth. So it’s no surprise that one-man ...
Like everything else in the modern landscape, Alien exists not only on the big screen but in comics, video games, toys, and even television. Despite the movies largely keeping xenomorphs defined by ...
Covering the video games industry since 2017, with experience in news, articles, lists, and reviews (and I blame The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). If you are a fan of RPGs and want a third ...
Even though it was obviously a dude in a suit, the Xenomorph in the first Alien film is downright terrifying. Due in part to its limited screentime, creating an atmosphere full of tension, and its ...
Like many fans we are simply having fun using science to analyze the creatures.
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