It’s a shame the veteran British film-maker has blocked Neill Blomkamp’s plan to resurrect Ellen Ripley (again) in favour of a tedious-sounding Prometheus sequel Let me paint for you, just for a ...

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 ...

CITY Screen, York, will mark the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's Alien with a special 8.30pm screening on Monday. Released in 1979, in the wake of Star Wars (there was a glut of science fiction ...

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...

In 1979, a film originally envisioned as an affordable Star Wars clone hit cinemas in the UK and scared the hell out of British audiences. Equal parts slasher flick, psychological thriller, and ...

The questions of whether we are alone in the universe is one at the heart of sci-fi. The question of who we are if we are not solely God’s creatures... does that mean there’s no God? Only lonely ...

The pranksters' elaborate landing craft terrified those not in on the gag THIS is the hilarious moment frightened passengers in a taxi believe they are about to be abducted by aliens. Hidden cameras ...

A Disney theme park ride that attracted regular complaints after being labelled “too frightening” for children was so scary that bosses closed it down. ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter opened in ...

The new film from Evil Dead remake and Don't Breathe filmmaker Fede Alvarez is set between the franchise's first two films: 1979's Alien and 1986's Aliens. The studio has also released a new poster ...

In 1979, a film originally envisioned as an affordable Star Wars clone hit cinemas in the UK and scared the hell out of British audiences. Equal parts slasher flick, psychological thriller, and ...