This gallery examines the pivotal ceiling ambush scene in James Cameron’s 1986 film *Aliens*. It traces the sequence from the ...

Do you remember when they said that in space, no one could hear you scream? The tagline for the cult classic Alien movie has, in a way, become a tagline for the whole subgenre of science-fiction, at ...

“You sent them to that ship. I just checked the colony log. Directive dated 6/12/79, signed Burke, Carter J. You sent them out there and you didn’t even warn them. Why didn’t you warn them?” Unless ...

Horror icons linger because their rules make sense inside the nightmare. Some stalk familiar neighborhoods, others ride along with cursed objects, and a few move through dreams or stories that people ...