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In 1979, designer John White was 11 years old and had never seen Ridley Scott's Alien. Still, that didn't stop him from writing his own comic book adaptation of the film using markers and notebook paper. Explains White — who has also released his nine-year-old self's take on Star Wars — of his reference material: More »
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Only one character in Alien has the wits and wherewithal to survive to the end of the movie at Ripley's side: Jones the cat. While everyone else on Nostromo was screaming like chickens with their chests ripped open, Jones exhibited the cool becoming a cat. Now Jones finally gets to tell his side of the story, one filled with naps, food, and yes, the occasional alien. More »
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Now that we're all 100% certain that the Space Jockeys will be making a cameo in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus, it's time to sit down and get the lonely space pilot's story straight. For example, are they elephant people or suits? How tall are they? What is their role in Prometheus ? More »
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Death comes for everyone — but it doesn't always come in style. Sometimes instead of a heroic death or a cool death, a fictional character will get kind of a crappy death. (Often literally.) Sometimes a beloved character will die in a totally motifying fashion. More »
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Remember those veiny xenomorph ice cube trays from Japanese design firm Kotobukiya? Well, they've stepped up their baffling/genius cinematic tie-in game with these marvelously phallic Alien chopsticks. For $10, you can shove the tails of some facehuggers or chestbursters into your gaping maw. Given how smugly those xenomorphs are posing, I'm not 100% positive they're flaunting tails.

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In our trailer breakdown of Ridley Scott's Prometheus, we spied the head of that lovable space jockey whose carcass popped up in the original Alien. Now new images showing what appears to be a space jockey mask have surfaced. But wait, there's a twist!

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In the gleefully gory 1986 Chow Yun-Fat horror flick The Seventh Curse (trailer), a heroic cursed police officer must battle an evil cult that makes juice out of babies for unholy blood rituals. More »
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Old-school cosplayers were fucking rad. They'd spend hours constructing costumes, sometimes with zero guarantee that anybody would know who the hell they were. In this day and age, everyone's got the internet hooked up to their earmuffs. Imagine trying to explain who the Dirty Pair were when a hearty portion of the population still communicated via two tin cans and twine. More »
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These safety-pin-like sunglasses by designer Doktor A (who's modeling them) take their visual cue from H.R. Giger's painting "Illuminatus II." I desperately want to wear these in Chur, Switzerland while listening to my Pioneer stereo and dreaming of xenomorphs sporting aviators. More »
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We broke down Ridley Scott's brand new trailer for Prometheus shot-by-shot and uncovered some very interesting clues as to what this Alien prequel is really all about. More specifically, who the hell is that guy (aliens?) messing around on the Space Jockey's ship? More »
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Ready to jump back into the bleak hell that is a Ridley Scott science fiction movie? Check out the first official trailer for Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus! Follow a gang of unsuspecting space travelers as death and darkness awaits at every turn! And always remember that in space, no one can hear you scream. UPDATE: Now in HD! More »
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There's something fantastical about optical illusions. Whether they're hidden images that only appear after staring, or things that are not what they appear, optical illusions feel like you're peering into another world. So it's especially awesome to see optical illusions that feature science fiction and fantasy themes. More »
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The internet has been buzzing over what appears to be a hyper-detailed synopsis of Ridley Scott's long-awaited movie Prometheus, which went up at BoxOfficeBuz.com today. But before you get excited about it, this synopsis has been floating around since August. And it was "confirmed to be fan fiction" in early October. Just FYI. More »
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We love those crazy old kaiju anatomy diagrams (see here and here), and so does comic artist Brad McGinty. In fact, the Minnesota-based illustrator recently "discovered" a box of old Christmas cards his drunk dead grandfather tried to sell decades ago. According to his family lore, Grandpa McGinty collaborated with a Japanese soldier he met shot during World War II for an ill-conceived X-Mas card venture:

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Ridley Scott's latest addition to the Alien series, Prometheus, had been shrouded in mystery, until now. A heap of movie images have appeared online — showing off new space costumes, giant set pieces and Michael Fassbender's beautiful bleach blonde mane. More »
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We've barely seen any glimpses yet of Prometheus, Ridley Scott's long-awaited return to science fiction, but there's already a glorious piece of fan art online. This is "Prometheus Chamber" by Rado Javor, a Slovakian concept artist, and it's a nice glimpse of wonder to hold us over until we see more actual Prometheus art and stills. More »
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Meet Arthur the baby. Don't let his youth fool you — he's a season thespian who's participated in many experimental productions of familiar science fiction films. He's got a leg up on other babies — at his age, all I did was pose on little red wagons. More »
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What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which classic horror movies stand above the rest, as the most terrifying? More »
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Do you prefer your scotch neat or with an extremely phallic xenomorph skull? If the answer is in the affirmative, then these ice cube trays by Japanese modelmakers Kotobukiya really belong in your freezer. Click on the lower-right of the above image for the veiny detail. More »
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The new book Alien Vault gives you a terrific insight into the insane amount of craftsmanship — and the craftsmanlike touches of insanity — that went into Ridley Scott's Alien. Ian Nathan's new book is a ridiculously comprehensive and beautifully assembled tribute to one of science fiction's all-time great movies. And nowhere is it more impressive than in delving into the creative process of H.R. Giger. More »
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You think you know all about Ridley Scott's Alien? There are still plenty of dark corners in the backstory of the movie that helped birth (so to speak) the genre of space horror. A new book, Alien Vault, is chock full of amazing art and totally weird Alien facts. More »
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Check out five clips from the bizarre movie Bunraku, which looks like it was ripped from the womb of Frank Miller. Plus, the absolutely gorgeous scifi blaxploitation trailer Soul Man and a super-adorable alien janitor! All in this week's Cult Movie Worship. More »
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Whether you've just run into a radioactive space mutant or fallen into a pool of flesh-eating gases, a solid scream is a handy tool for any space horror arsenal. In honor of Apollo 18 beating Shark Night 3D at the weekend box office, check out our video tribute to gasps, shrieks, and bloodcurdling screams. More »
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There's no reason to think that crop circles are the work of aliens - particularly when human pranksters have already admitted to making them - but they're still mysterious... not to mention a fascinating junction point between physics and art. More »
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Can't wait for more of Ridley Scott's terrifying Prometheus Comic-Con teaser? Well wait no longer — a few images from the new footage have leaked out, channeling the gloomy halls of the Nostromo and showing off cast members Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. More »
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We recently ran an interview with Thor writer Walt Simonson in which he mentions an Alien movie adaptation he worked on for Heavy Metal back in 1979 with Archie Goodwin and John Workman. I'd never read it before, so I looked it up. And guess what? It's an absolute jaw-dropper. More »
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Artist Roon­gro­jna Sang­wong­pris­arn made this incredible Alien motorcycle out of spare parts and scrap in a Bangkok garage. And it actually goes! People would lose their shit if you burst onto the street on the back of this bad boy. More »
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Ridley Scott is coming back to science fiction after a quarter century, and we've just seen our first glimpse of his new film Prometheus. The good news is, it's intense, sweaty, scary and beautiful — and intended to scare your pants off. More »
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We just got the first good look at Men in Black III's villainous alien biker Boris, played by Flight of the Conchords's Jemaine Clement. Plus makeup master Rick Baker explains why these aliens are unlike all previous MIB aliens. More »
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Science fiction and fantasy are all about discovering the new and the strange — but if you travel far enough and boldly enough, eventually you'll get a certain sense of... deja vu. But that can be a good thing. More »
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Instructables user Kaisei13 may have outdone the Tauntaun sleeping bag with these diabolical Alien slumber accoutrements. Who wants to tuck their kids into a xenobiological egg? More »
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After sitting outside for 20 years, the spaceship model of the Nostromo from Alien was in rough shape. Hell, an entire possum skeleton was discovered in its interior (and no, the possum wasn't the victim of a chestburster*). More »
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A tipster has forwarded us what somebody close to the production on Prometheus claims is the plot outline to Ridley Scott's long-awaited prequel to Alien. We're fairly dubious that this is the actual plot. More »
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With Ridley Scott's suspected Alien prequel, Prometheus, in production, it's time to look back and ask: What does your favorite Alien movie say about you? The answers may surprise you! More »
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Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More »
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The Star Trek 2 script was supposed to be finished by Christmas 2009, and it's still not done. So it should surprise nobody that there's talk that the Trek sequel may be delayed six months from June 2012 release date. More »
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We do appreciate some disco insanity on this here site, so here's Nostromo's remix of the Alien theme. It takes all the cosmic dread out of Jerry Goldsmith's original score and turns it into a keyboard party! More »
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After battling through a whole mess of script problems, it looks like Men In Black 3 is continuing with shooting. Check out the latest time traveling MIB set pics, with a few nods to the original film. More »
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Get to know Earth's only hope: six kids from London's inner city projects. Joe Cornish's British alien action movie has released five character profiles that will teach you new slang — and new alien killing techniques. Check them out! More »
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