After the success of James Cameron’s “Aliens” in the summer of 1986, Dark Horse Comics’s expanded universe continued time and again to forge new pathways for the terrifying extraterrestrial Xenomorph ...

Take a rare look inside Sideshow Collectibles’ secret campus from the spaceship digital studio to the BTS operations of each creative department ...

H.R. Giger's original creature design continues to frighten audiences decades after it debuted in "Alien," but does the ...

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 ...

The team added dynamic lighting, drifting miasma and tighter sound design. These tools let Xenomorphs hide and strike at random moments. Players feel a constant sense of dread as they move through the ...

The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alien Isolation is my favourite ...

Before we get to the specifics of how the Xenomorph language was put together, though, thanks to commentary from Chandler herself as well as Alien: Earth supervising sound editor and sound designer ...

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 ...

Alien: Earth’s decision to proceed down the route of Wendy being able to communicate with and order the Xenomorph has proved to be a contentious one. Despite showrunner Noah Hawley’s comments about ...

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Spoilers follow for Alien: Earth. One of the most controversial – or thrilling, depending on how you look at it – aspects of FX and Hulu’s Alien: Earth is that, for the first time on film, at least… ...

When Ridley Scott first premiered “Alien” in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...