What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? It’s a ...

The Exorcist is one of the best horror movies in history, but masterpieces like The Silence of the Lambs are arguably better ...

In space, no one can hear you scream. But in the best space horror movies of all time, there's plenty of audible screaming ...

Alien Deathstorm is the new sci-fi FPS from Rebellion, developers of skull-popping shooter series Sniper Elite and the recent ...

It sounds like an ironic gag title from an early-aughts sitcom, but no, this is just how things are now. When you purchase ...

The Bloop may not have been the sound of a sea monster, but it did carry an important message for humanity: an early warning ...

When you think of Ridley Scott’s Alien, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? The Xenomorphs, Ripley’s bravado, Kane’s ...

John Carpenter isn't exactly known for being gentle in his movies — quite the opposite. Whether we talk about his numerous horror classics, like the original "Halloween," whose villain was inspired by ...

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds. Emmanouela Kosteletou-Kassotaki and colleagues, from the University of ...

Often, the memory that lingers in one’s mind of a horror film is a frightening image: the spraying blood from a slasher’s hacked-up victim; the ominous apparition in an elegant ghost picture; the ...

The alien creature in The Thing might be the single most terrifying being in science fiction history, due to its ability to perfectly shape-shift into other beings. Nowhere is this more prominent than ...