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Alien: Fate of the Nostromo incoming this August

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Ravensburger has announced the upcoming release of Alien: Fate of the Nostromo, an immersive thriller tabletop experience which allows players to take on the role of Ripley and her fellow crew members and relive the terror of Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi horror movie. In this strategy game based on the 1979 film, players work together […]

Comic Book Preview – Aliens: Aftermath #1

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Marvel celebrates the 35th anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens by revisiting LV-426 for the brand new comic book series Aliens: Aftermath, and you can check out a preview of the first issue here ahead of its release next week… FOR ALIENS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY, A RETURN TO HADLEY’S HOPE! It’s been 35 years since the tragedy […]

Noah Hawley talks FX’s Alien TV series, confirms “it’s not a Ripley story”

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Since picking up the IP as part of the 20th Century Fox acquisition, The Walt Disney Company has wasted little time in putting the Alien brand to use. The comic book license is already up and running at Marvel, and it was announced this past December that Ridley Scott is teaming with Fargo and Legion […]

New concept art from Neill Blomkamp’s unmade Alien 5 unearthed

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Looking at the work of filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, it’s obvious to see some Alien-inspirations. The District 9 and Elysium director knows his sci-fi roots, and we almost got his take on the world of Xenomorphs. Years ago, Blomkamp was attached to Alien 5, a direct sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens. At the time, the film […]

Hero Collector announces new Alien & Predator Figurine Boxes series

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Eaglemoss Hero Collector has announced a new line of 6″ collectible statuettes featuring iconic characters from the Alien and Predator movie franchises. The first wave of Alien & Predator Figurine Boxes include the Xenomorph Drone from Alien, Xenomorph Warrior from Aliens, Xenomorph Grid from Alien vs. Predator, and the Predator (Unmasked) from the original Predator; […]

The Most Powerful Horror Villains Of All Time

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Marvelous Videos on the most powerful horror villains… When your genre is predicated on terrorizing your protagonist, it inherently means giving your antagonist an extra oomph. They need some kind of power or ability that allows them to easily scare a group of humans without succumbing to some mishap like a bullet or fall. Horror […]

Horror Movies With Unbelievable Practical Gore Effects

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Marvelous Videos serves up a slice of practical gore effects… Computer-generated imagery, or CGI, has gotten a bad rep these days from film school dropout channels that believe the older way of creating is inherently better. No matter the flaws in their arguments, though, they do raise a point that, without proper rendering, CGI has […]