Alex Proyas’s 1998 sci-fi noir was praised by critics, including the legendary Roger Ebert, who hailed it as a visionary achievement.

These outstanding sci-fi shows knew how to pull off an initial hook, roping audiences in with just the premiere.

Resurrection, filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Ron Perlman in a truly visually extravagant sci-fi fantasy movie.

From ‘Blade Runner’ to ‘Alien’, these sci-fi classics deliver worldbuilding tension and ideas that define everything the genre promises.

Every so often, an indie game surfaces that immediately grabs you by the collar and whispers, “You’re not ready for what’s down here.” Sub-Species is exactly that kind of problem. It’s a 2.5D ...

ATLANTA — Digital forensics has long been the work of sterile labs and locked rooms. But for federal agents executing search warrants in real homes sometimes in rural areas, sometimes waiting to get ...

Meet the year's buzziest new nightmares, from A24's "The Backrooms" to Neon's "Hokum." In January 2026, American life sometimes resembles an episode of “The Munsters.” The U.S. is a twisted, backwards ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

The Sundance Film Festival is just weeks away, and soon we’ll find out which are this year’s most hyped horror movies to look forward to. One that we’re keeping an eye on is XYZ’s comedy body horror, ...

The ‘Pluribus’ finale shows the terrifying reality of a perfectly unified world with a single scene, starring Kusimayu (Darinka Arones) and her pet goat. The Pluribus finale boasts a chilling opening ...

Since I started my tenure here at Dread Central, shifting from occasional contributor to Staff Writer to Associate Editor now (yay, me), I’ve endeavored to take all the disparate horror releases of ...