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From space slugs to lunar cemeteries, these movies, games, and books show that the undead can arrive from above, as well as below.

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Canadian actor Shamier Anderson's stoic performance in Apple TV+'s international sci-fi drama "Invasion" is one of the foundational pillars of this arresting series that's now just beginning its third ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

Back when Alien: Earth premiered on FX and Hulu, all of three weeks ago, IGN’s Clint Gage said in his review of the first two episodes that, “The xenomorph is playing the hits, as it were. But this ...