Few monsters manage to terrify me. Demons and ghosts do absolutely nothing for me, and while home invasion and crazed serial killers get a reaction out of me, it never lasts. Sure, there are instances ...

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 ...

I’ll say it. Xenomorphs are the coolest, most terrifying monsters in all of cinema. Their biomechanical exoskeletons, spindly, intimidating stature, and rapid, cockroach-like movements make for a ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...

Even though it was obviously a dude in a suit, the Xenomorph in the first Alien film is downright terrifying. Due in part to its limited screentime, creating an atmosphere full of tension, and its ...