The first Facehugger design for "Alien" was initially much larger and more grotesque. Thankfully H. R. Giger scaled it down ...

Erik Hawkins is an award-winning writer and editor who's been obsessed with cinema since he was old enough to hold Roger Ebert's Video Home Companion in his hands. He lives in NYC, where he rabidly ...

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 ...

What do Xenomorph eggs feel like? According to the special effects experts who designed them for Alien: Earth, the answer is warm and sticky. Second Skin Studio worked directly with Wētā Workshop and ...

Every director has their own vision for this creature, so it's seen many subtle changes across the years – see the head ridges of Cameron's "warrior" variants, or David Fincher's dog-like "runners".

“I had never been so sure of anything in my life.” — Ridley Scott, recalling his reaction to H. R. Giger’s creation for Alien. The most terrifying thing about the Alien in Ridley Scott’s film was ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The new Alien movie, aka Alien: Romulus is now streaming on Hulu, just in time for you to spend your Thanksgiving holiday with a bunch of xenomorphs and facehuggers.

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...