Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens' ...

As the peerless "Aliens" turns 40, here are 26 reasons it's still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time.

Usually, when I write these, I don’t put the cover in the article, but I had to for this one. This image is everything that every fan has ever loved about the Aliens franchise, capturing the vibe of ...

The xenomorph (a.k.a., Bug, alien, serpent, etc.) are a race of parasitic extra-terrestrials with a four-stage life cycle (egg, Face Hugger, Chest Burster, adult). They have a hive like mentality, and ...

The alien is a truly unique experience -- and plays completely different from the Predator and Marine. Since Specimen Six cannot shoot, playing it is much like playing a tactical stealth action game ...

The ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ franchises have gripped me with their mix of terror, action, and cosmic mystery for decades. From xenomorphs stalking spaceship corridors to Yautja hunting across worlds, ...

What even constitutes an action film is a concept that never stops evolving, and one that’s palpably changed since the turn ...

In the vast and often dangerous universe of science fiction cinema, certain creatures have become iconic symbols of dread. They are the ultimate hunters, the perfect killing machines, and the ...

The Predator is an extra-terrestrial species, also known as Yautja, that is highly aggressive, invasive, and considered to be the apex predator, as the name suggests. The franchise is extremely ...