Before the blood-chilling monster in "Alien" was designed by H.R. Giger, a couple of other ideas were considered that were cumbersome or downright bizarre.

When Ridley Scott first premiered “Alien” in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...

One of my favorite parts of being a fan of horror movies is the practical effects. I am the director’s cut best friend when a movie has good costume and monster design because I want to know ...

Players do get little glimpses of the Xenomorph before this point — they'll witness it kill an NPC with its tail, hear it ...

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