Before the blood-chilling monster in "Alien" was designed by H.R. Giger, a couple of other ideas were considered that were cumbersome or downright bizarre.

'Alien' works because the design of the Xenomorph creature is so fascinatingly hideous. Director Ridley Scott reached out to a famous artist to get the design in the film. “The guy who brought him to ...

One of the deadliest creatures in movie history is back, and people are loving it. Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” has finally screened for members of the film press, and the first reactions for the R ...

Sir Ridley Scott's long-awaited return to the Alien franchise was cause for celebration among sci-fi fans but 2012's Prometheus wasn't exactly what the majority had expected. Rather than being a ...

One of my favorite parts of being a fan of horror movies is the practical effects. I am the director’s cut best friend when a movie has good costume and monster design because I want to know ...

Alien: Romulus has cemented a place of infamy in the franchise, thanks to the climatic reveal of “The Offspring,” a xenomorph/human/Engineer hybrid creature, born from the infected womb of poor Kay ...

The latex suit 6ft 10in Badejo wore to portray the Xenomorph cost more than a quarter of a million dollars The original Alien Xenomorph was discovered not in a glowing egg on a faraway planet or ...

Scott forever changed science fiction and horror when he released the original Alien in 1979. Since then, he put out popular science fiction movies like Blade Runner and The Martian and films in other ...

Ridley Scott said in an interview with ScreenRant that “I’ve done enough” when it comes to the “Alien” franchise, which he started 46 years ago. Scott produced last year’s well-reviewed “Alien: ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. More ...