John Carpenter's The Thing is a sci-fi horror classic, but decades before his vision haunted the big screen, there was another adaptation.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

While the movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe might have left much to be desired, they did feature an alien threat more powerful than the Xenomorph. Marvel’s Symbiotes are heavily featured, with the likes of Venom, Carnage, and Riot all being heavily ...

The Xenomorph is an extraordinary piece of design. H.R. Giger’s creation is visceral, alien in the truest sense, and impossible to look away from. That’s precisely why it dominates fan discussion and merchandise alike. But extraordinary design is also effective misdirection. The creature fills the frame while the company fills the coffers.

J.J. Abrams' Super 8, which turns 15 the week of Disclosure Day's release, captures only part of producer Steven Spielberg's magic. Set in Ohio in 1979, Super 8 follows 14-year-old Joe (Joel Courtney), whose mother has just died in a freak industrial ...

Hannah has been writing about horror, sci-fi, and all things nerdy since 2021. At Collider, she covers news and conducts interviews, along with contributing features that dive deep into genre storytelling and why it works. If there’s something lurking in ...