Alien was the first big foray into sci-fi horror, inspiring an entire genre to walk in its footsteps.

The 1970s were a golden age for cinema of the extraterrestrial variety. Ridley Scott's "Alien" turned the Xenomorph loose on a spaceship, while George Lucas' "Star Wars" introduced us to Wookies and ...

Humanity's ideas about alien existence often say more about us than the little green men we envision. Our conception of life beyond Earth reflects our collective hopes and fears about technology and ...