From Dracula to Alien: the evolution of space vampires
by Chris Farnell | May 07, 2025 | Feature, News
The horrors of Alien and Lifeforce have their roots in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A look at the roots of space vampires and their meaning:...
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Alien: Earth | New teasers unveil more unearthly monsters besides the Xenomorph
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 28, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
A pair of new Alien: Earth teaser trailers show glimpses of "five different lifeforms" - four of them seemingly separate from the Xenomorph....
Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2025 | Feature, News
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its strange fate after the film's premiere......
Moonraker, Alien, and 1979’s attitude to plot spoilers
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature, News
The attitude to spoilers appeared to be rather different in 1979, if magazine coverage of Moonraker, Alien and more are anything to go by…...
Alien | A Prometheus-like prequel concept was first floated in 1979
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 01, 2025 | Feature, News
A magazine article from 1979 reveals that an Alien prequel, "telling the tale of the space jockey" was first discussed over 45 years ago....
Alien: Earth | Everything we know so far (and speculation about the things we don’t)
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 26, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
With the show due on Disney+ this year, we dig into what we know about Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX TV prequel, Alien: Earth....
Alan Dean Foster and a legendary novelist’s life in film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 13, 2025 | Feature, News
Author Alan Dean Foster talks to us about his connections to some of the most important sci-fi films of all time, including Star Wars, Star Trek,...
Film Stories issue 54 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Get issue 54 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Ridley Scott says he’s directing a mystery sci-fi film (exclusive)
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2024 | News
An exclusive from director Ridley Scott: among his planned upcoming films, including his Bee Gees biopic and Gladiator III, there’s a mystery sci-fi m...
Alien: Earth | Showrunner Noah Hawley teases changes to the xenomorph's design
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 16, 2024 | News
Showrunner Noah Hawley is bringing his "own thoughts to the design" of the xenomorph in the upcoming TV series, Alien: Earth....
Alien: Romulus and 45 years of fascinating androids
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | Feature
With spoilers, we dig into 45 years of Alien movies to explore why its androids - sorry, artificial persons - are such fascinating characters....
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez on the work that went into one spoilery, controversial plot detail
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | News
Director Fede Alvarez pays homage to the original Alien with one plot development in Alien: Romulus. With spoilers, he talks about the work that went...
Alien: Romulus | With spoilers, an exploration of its twists and shocks
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | Feature, News
Space horror Alien: Romulus left us with lots to talk about. Here’s our analysis of its twists, turns and a wild third act. Spoilers ahead:...
Alien | How it fused New Hollywood and the 1980s blockbuster era
by A J Black | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
With Alien: Romulus in cinemas, a look at how Ridley Scott's original Alien emerged from the New Hollywood of the 1970s and anticipated the...
Beyond Alien: exploring 1979’s other horror movies
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | Feature, News
The year that brought us the classic Alien also gave us dozens of other horror movies - some great, others less so. We head back to 1979:...
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez interview: practical effects, Hollywood apathy, and making divisive sci-fi horror
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Writer-director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively about his new film, Alien: Romulus and his handmade approach to its making....
Alien: Romulus and the 45-year mystery of the blue mist
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2024 | Feature
A new featurette for Alien: Romulus shows the blue mist from 1979’s Alien making a return. So will a 45 year mystery finally be explained…?...
Ridley Scott | On not getting to make the Alien and Blade Runner sequels
by Simon Brew | Jul 02, 2024 | News
Ridley Scott is finishing up work on Gladiator II - and he's still not happy about not getting the chance to make Alien and Blade Runner's first...
Alien | Ridley Scott apparently working on his own TV series
by Dan Cooper | May 24, 2024 | News
An interesting development arises in the ongoing return of Alien to our screens: series regular, Ridley Scott is said to be developing his own...
Alien: Rogue Incursion | New VR videogame on the way this year
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | Gaming, News
VR specialists Survios has announced Alien: Rogue Incursion, a first-person, single-player "frightfully immersive" videogame....
Dead Star, and other HR Giger film projects we never got to see
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | Feature, News
Alien artist HR Giger was involved in a number of film projects in the 1980s and 90s. We talk to filmmaker William Malone about some amazing films...
Alien | FX's TV series adds Sandra Yi Sencindiver to its cast; plot details emerge
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 19, 2024 | News, TV
Sandra Yi Sencindiver has joined the cast of FX's Alien series, while some new details on its plot and setting have also emerged....
Alien: Romulus and its possible connection to 1979’s Alien
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 05, 2024 | Feature, News
There’s a persistent theory going around about a potential connection between Alien: Romulus and the original Alien. Potential spoilers ahead…...
Alien: Romulus | Combing the first trailer for nerdy clues
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2024 | Feature
Judging by the first trailer, Alien: Romulus draws heavily on the 1979 original. We comb the new promo for nerdy clues and details…...
Aliens: Colonial Marines | The 2013 game once considered Alien franchise canon
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 25, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Hyped as an interactive sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 classic, Aliens: Colonial Marines was a disappointment in 2013. We look back at how its plot c...
Alien | What does Noah Hawley’s upcoming series mean for Prometheus and Alien: Covenant?
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 16, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
It sounds as though Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series will render the events of Prometheus and Alien: Covenant non-canon. We look at what it all could m...
Timothy Olyphant joins the cast of Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series
by Maria Lattila | Nov 28, 2023 | News, TV
Noah Hawley’s Alien prequel TV series is expected to arrive in 2025 and Timothy Olyphant is the latest casting addition.
Alien | Noah Hawley's TV series now set for 2025
by Dan Cooper | Nov 09, 2023 | News, TV
The long-mooted Alien TV series looks like it's gone back again, with a debut now expected in 2025. More here:...
Ridley Scott had to choose between Alien and Blade Runner sequels
by Dan Cooper | Aug 07, 2023 | News
Ridley Scott admits regret that he wasn't given the opportunity to helm sequels to both Alien and Blade Runner....
The new Alien film is confirmed for August 2024 release - and heading to cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2023 | News
The Alien franchise will be returning to cinemas in 2024, with the new film no longer heading for a streaming debut....
Sigourney Weaver shuts down any possibility of reprising the role of Ripley
by Jake Godfrey | Apr 28, 2023 | News
Sigourney Weaver has closed the door on playing Ripley in the Alien franchise ever again....
Final Girl - the brilliant board game that plays like a movie
by Brendon Connelly | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature
Fans of horror movies might just find something to love in the board game Final Girl - and here's why it's worth playing....
