One of the very first narrative films, Georges Méliès's "A Trip to the Moon," is about aliens. Sure, everyone remembers that shot of a rocket ship crashing into the eye of the man in the moon, but as ...

Movies about disasters—natural or human-made—have been produced since the earliest days of film. As early as 1916, a disaster with an extraterrestrial cause was touted in The End of the World, a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Are we alone in the universe? It's a huge question with no easy answer. And, following on from that, if we aren't alone, what would beings ...

For nearly 50 years, the “Alien” franchise has terrified, thrilled, and fascinated audiences. It all began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” a claustrophobic horror masterpiece that introduced ...

Jack Finney’s novel The Body Snatchers had one of the most adaptable plots in the history of ’50s sci-fi novels. It’s set in a small town and the villains aren’t gooey aliens with tentacles and sharp ...