One of the reasons Ridley Scott’s Alien was so terrifying is the reluctance to, in Scott’s words, “show you too much of the monster”. That slow burn, the fear of the unknown, glimpses of something ...

In the 35 years since Ridley Scott's Alien first terrified audiences around the world, the creature created in the twisted mind of artist HR Giger has slowly been diminished. Video games in particular ...

A metallic “clank” echoes above sending my nerves into hysterical overdrive. I freeze, too scared to gently push the analogue stick of my controller forward slightly just in case it makes a noise.

Cards on the table time: Alien is my favourite film, bar none. To me Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece is the film my parents warned me was the most terrifying thing they’d ever seen; it’s ...

Alien: Isolation has impressed every time we've seen it since its reveal, but this time it's different. This isn't some staged demo, or bustling press event. This is me, one my own, with a build of ...

This terrifying game is a passionate homage to a horror classic, an unusually clever and subversive triple-A title Sega; Xbox 360/Xbox One/PlayStation 3/PlayStation 4/PC (version tested); £45; Pegi ...

It's no secret that Alien: Isolation is a nerve-wracking and wholly terrifying player experience. A large part of this was down to the imposing and imminent presence of the titular alien that ...

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley's daughter, ...

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When she left Earth, Ellen Ripley promised her daughter Amanda she would return home for her 11th birthday. Amanda never saw her again. Fifteen years later, Amanda, now a Weyland-Yutani employee, ...