They are one of the most terrifying monsters in cinema history. Cinema-goers shrieked with fright in 1979 when, out of nowhere, an alien burst out of John Hurt's chest, beginning the start of one of ...

The Alien franchise has provided some of the most terrifying moments in cinema since Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking sci-horror promised to make you shriek silent-space screams back in 1979. The ...

Director Fede Álvarez said filming the scene felt like "the best theme park ride." Álvarez wanted to apply that same attitude to his new sci-fi sequel. Alien: Romulus has versions of familiar scenes ...

Alien's chestburster sequence remains one of cinema's most shocking, and the legend of how it was filmed has become almost as infamous as the scene itself. Here, in an excerpt from his book, Cinema ...

In the working draft, the green script, it appears on page 51. "Kane's face screws into a mask of agony," read the terse, throb-like description. "A red stain, a smear of blood, blossoms on his chest.

April 26 has been designated Alien Day. The date is a reference to the moon on which Aliens is set LV-426... 4/26... April 26. Get it? “That job was massive ...

The iconic chestburster moment in Alien, where we got our first look at a baby Xenomorph as it violently emerged from John Hurt’s thrashing torso, has managed to stand the test of time. It’s a scene ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Fans of sci-fi thriller Alien could be forgiven for wincing at the site of this disgusting creature. With its blood-covered body and tiny teeth, this rare purple eel goby looks almost as horrifying as ...