Lauren is an entertainment journalist and screenwriter. Her unhealthy pop culture obsession has led to bylines at Letterboxd, The Direct, Kotaku, Gizmodo and Lifehacker Australia. On the side, Lauren ...

Humanity has a long history and fascination with aliens. In many cases, it's curiosity and wondering whether or not we're truly alone in the universe. In other cases, it's about humanity versus ...

A singular eyeball attached to slimy tentacles, the organism aggressively implants itself in a human or animal’s eye socket. It acts as a parasite by controlling its host’s actions, turning them into ...

Few monsters manage to terrify me. Demons and ghosts do absolutely nothing for me, and while home invasion and crazed serial killers get a reaction out of me, it never lasts. Sure, there are instances ...

With its final episode, “The Real Monsters,” Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth cements its place as a bold, wholly original, and distinctly idiosyncratic tale within the larger franchise that dares to chart ...

That’s the tagline to pop culture’s favorite sci-fi horror movie — a film that pushed the genre forward with an incredible display of acting and top-notch production, with layers of themes and subtext ...