The Xenomorph is an extraordinary piece of design. H.R. Giger’s creation is visceral, alien in the truest sense, and impossible to look away from. That’s precisely why it dominates fan discussion and ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...