Op-Ed
The Xtro Trilogy: A (Ch)Op-Ed Piece
The Xtro trilogy is a weird one. The first is such an underseen cult classic, and one that I am consistently recommending. And yet the next two are such pieces of shit. But are they […]
Aliens
Horror Lists
Alien vs Predator – Ranking Every Alien and Predator Film
It seemed these two would be destined to be intertwined after 1987’s Predator and 1986’s Aliens were released. Both action films with horror elements or, depending on how you look at it, both horror films […]
Horror Lists
Top 5 Scariest Alien Abduction Movies
I grew up in the 1980s, as so many of us did, and as far back as I can remember so many stories and television shows and movies and books were about UFOs, flying saucers, […]
Horror Lists
Alien Franchise Ranking and Reviews
First and foremost, I absolutely love the Alien franchise, and I always have fun revisiting these films. But when it comes to determining my personal ranking of the entire franchise, there’s a few facts and […]
Horror News
Kickstarter Launched For Genre Bending Film SISTER TEMPEST
Last year I reviewed director Joe Badon’s fabulous film The God Inside My Ear (review can be found here). At the end of that review I said “Badon is onto something here, and I hope he […]
Horror Lists
BloodSoaked13’s Favorite Alien Films!
Greetings, earthlings! There are a myriad of stories flooding the headlines these days, as it is every day, and one of the most fascinating to me is the announcement of the creation of the United […]
Retro Review
Retro Review: Aliens (1986)
Fresh off the theatrical release of Ridley Scott’s newest installment to his Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant on May 19th, we here at The Horror Syndicate dubbed this past week ‘Alien Week’. Because not only did […]
Retro Review
Retro Review: Alien 3 (1992)
Alien 3 is possibly the most controversial entry of the entire Alien film series. After Aliens, fans wanted more and Alien 3 was a long awaited, 6 years it took to come out. It was […]
ABCs of Horror
ABCs of Horror: A is for Alien (1979)
Alien, produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill. Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success, receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects,Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction […]