Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Category

Sci-Fi

Sci-fi horror — space, machines and futures where the monster is science itself.

259 stories
Is 'Aliens Versus Predator' Canon?

Is ‘Aliens Versus Predator’ Canon?

With Prey causing a storm with fans and critics alike, many film sites are publishing lists of “Predator” movies along the line of which is the best or worst of the film series. A common thing with these lists is the inclusion of the two AVP (Aliens Versus Predator) movies which has caused people to argue in the comment sections of those articles whether or not the films are or are not canon to both the “Alien” and “Predator” franchises. I already knew the answer to this like many other fans of the two film series. The short answer to the question of whether is AVP canon or not is a resounding, NO. Aliens Versus Predator is set in its own universe. As far as many fans of the AVP franchise know, the two alien species have been kicking the ever-loving crap out of one another for eons according to the comics, books, and video games that have been made

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 7, 2022
'Glorious' Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere

‘Glorious’ Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere

Director Rebekah McKendry’s newest film Glorious, which stars legendary actor J.K. Simmons alongside Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), has a brand new trailer released ahead of its Shudder debut, filled with Lovecraftian-style horrors. The film, co-written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry, and Todd Rigney, centers on Wes (Kwanten) as he waits out a hangover locked in a public restroom with a mysterious entity (Simmons) behind a glory hole. The story takes Wes deep into his own psyche as he wrestles with fate and a glimpse of the unthinkable in this Lovecraft-inspired comic horror. Get ready for otherworldly horrors, Lovecraftian visions, and glory holes, Glorious premieres on Shudder on August 18, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2022
Game Review: 'Bright Memory: Infinite'

Game Review: ‘Bright Memory: Infinite’

If I told you there’s an FPS game that looks and feels like Crysis and COD, but it’s indie, you would probably think I lost my mind. Well, I just played a game just like that and I was quite surprised that I enjoyed it! Let me introduce you to Bright Memory: Infinite, an FPS by FYQD Studio and Playisim who I would like to take this time to thank for the reviewing opportunity! Bright Memory: Infinite takes place in China where players play as Shelia, a member of an organization called the SRO, who is working to understand a strange anomaly that had appeared in the sky over a province causing destruction. Shelia, with the use of a power suit and supernatural abilities, finds herself fighting soldiers from a military organization as well as ancient foes. Now onto the game itself! For all the FPS vets like me, you may have to get used to these controls as the

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jul 21, 2022
This August, A Woman Sets Out To Solve A Mystery In The Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ghost Lights (Trailer)

This August, A Woman Sets Out To Solve A Mystery In The Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ghost Lights (Trailer)

Coming this August from Terror Films is The Ghost Lights, a spine-chilling new science-fiction thriller about a journalist on the search for the truth about extraterrestrial life. In the film, “A journalist returns home after the death of her father and discovers a mysterious cassette tape describing strange disappearances and mysterious lights appearing in the skies of West Texas. To connect with the memory of her late father, she sets out on a cross-state road trip to discover the truth.” Billy Blair (Jonah Hex), Katreeva Phillips, and John Francis McCullagh uncover an X-File in this summer’s most intriguing genre jaunt. “If I were to choose a theme for 2020, it would be a loss. And we did lose so much- jobs, our ways of life, and in some tragic cases our friends and loved ones. This film too is about loss and the inevitable regret that follows. We wish we could go back, say something we always meant to say

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2022
Sci-Fi Classic 'Battle Of The Worlds' Getting A Special Edition Re-Release

Sci-Fi Classic ‘Battle Of The Worlds’ Getting A Special Edition Re-Release

Cinedigm announced today that The Film Detective (TFD), the classic film restoration and streaming company, will release the 1961 sci-fi classic, Battle of the Worlds, on special-edition Blu-ray and DVD this August for the first time. In the film, “A runaway asteroid dubbed “The Outsider” mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.” Filmed in Italy at the height of the country’s sci-fi craze, this independent classic stars Golden Age-star Claude Rains (Casablanca, The Invisible Man, Notorious), Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini, Maya Brent, Jaqueline Derval, and Renzo Palmer, with cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi. The Science Fiction: The Complete Film Sourcebook (1984) calls Battle of The Worlds, “an astonishing piece of cinema … uncannily beautiful and garish.” Directed by Antonio Margheriti, the film is coming to special-edition Blu-ray and DVD and is a highly anticipated release from TFD, presented from a 4k scan of an original 35mm archival print. BONUS FEATURES: Original essay by author Don Stradley,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2022
Movie Review: Jordan Peele's Nope Is Out Of This World

New Featurette Celebrates Premiere Of ‘Nope’ In IMAX Theaters

Oscar-winner, writer, director, and producer Jordan Peele‘s upcoming film Nope is heading to IMAX theaters and marks the first horror film ever to be shot with IMAX cameras. The film will visually expand to fill the screen as creatively designed by the filmmakers, allowing moviegoers to experience more of the image with unprecedented crispness and clarity. That combined with next-generation IMAX precision sound, creates a truly immersive experience, making you feel like you are actually there. The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, “the Walking Dead”) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bears witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott (Hitchcock, “Westworld”) and Brandon Perea (“The OA,” American Insurrection), is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper (Us, Candyman) and Jordan Peele for

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Jul 11, 2022
Blu-ray Review: The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

Blu-ray Review: The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

The Return of Captain Invincible begins with World War II-era newsreel footage of the eponymous super-powered hero (Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) in outrageous action, which sets the stage perfectly for the clever superhero deconstruction that follows… Before long we see the good Captain catching static during the McCarthy witch-hunt for red sympathizers, after which he vanishes from the public eye to become a drunk nomad in the wilds of Australia. Fast forward to the early 1980’s (and cue the disco take on the Theme From Peter Gunn) and we learn after two musical numbers… one comprised strictly of the word “bullshit”, and the other a jaunty gospel number which comes complete with it’s own band (which is odd since the scene in question takes place in a top-secret government war room) that a powerful hypno-ray has turned up missing, and those same official officials, including the President (Michael Pate) himself (the same cat responsible for those swingin’ songs mentioned

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 4, 2022
4K UHD Review: God Told Me To (1976)

4K UHD Review: God Told Me To (1976)

This is gonna be a stone-cold bitch of a review to write, cats n’ creeps. Ya see, legendary genre filmmaker Larry Cohen’s (The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent, the It’s Alive series) God Told Me To, while bein’ a bone-a-fide classic in my book, contains elements so batshit bizarre that I would like nothin’ better than to flap my jaundiced jaws about every last one of ‘em, but that would do any GTMT virgins in the audience a Kong-sized disservice. All right, read on to see if I can pussyfoot through a potential mine-field of spoilers and still grab your interest enough to make you buy this damn thing! God Told Me To concerns the adventures of Peter (Tony Lo Bianco), a New York City detective who is all hot ‘n’ bothered by a series of brutal shootings, all of which contain a unifying element: the perpetrators simply say that god told them to commit the murder-foolery. As a special

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 3, 2022
Sci-Fi Horror 'Dark Cloud' Is Out Now On Demand (Trailer)

Sci-Fi Horror ‘Dark Cloud’ Is Out Now On Demand (Trailer)

From director Jay Ness comes a terrifying sci-fi tale, Dark Cloud, out now On Demand from Black Mandala and Giant Pictures. The film highlights how technology far surpasses the human mind. An accident, rehabilitation and a beautiful woman who is part of an experiment in which she must face a smart home. Alexys Gabrielle, Brittany Benjamin, Emily Atack and Hugo Armstrong (Ted Bundy, “Fear the Walking Dead”), star in Dark Cloud, in which the most harmless and apparently practical for the human being, turns into a real nightmare. A shocking story that might become reality in the very near future and which among other things shows us how little by little we are disconnecting from reality. More oppressive than a “Black Mirror” episode. DARK CLOUD, written by John J. Kaiser, and produced by Jay Ness, Nicolás Onetti, Michael Kraetzer, Jeremy Wanek, Black Mandala, CutJaw Film Company, and Nocturnal Robo,t is now available On Demand in the US, Canada, the UK,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2022
Humble Bundle And Aconyte Books Release 'Fantasy Gaming Fiction' Book Bundle

Humble Bundle And Aconyte Books Release ‘Fantasy Gaming Fiction’ Book Bundle

Aconyte Books is a publication that takes gamers’ favorite games to the next level by publishing books that take place in the game’s worlds. Aconyte Books and Humble Bundle have recently teamed up to release the Fantasy Gaming Fiction book bundle where proceeds go towards the charity Worldreader, whose mission is to help children to learn how to read. As for the bundle itself, it features $213 of books based on popular board games such as Arkham Horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Twilight Imperium, KeyForge, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic and video games such as Watchdogs Legion, and Assassin’s Creed. The bundle is on sale now till July 21st and can be found HERE.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 30, 2022

More from Sci-Fi

Is 'Aliens Versus Predator' Canon?

Is ‘Aliens Versus Predator’ Canon?

With Prey causing a storm with fans and critics alike, many film sites are publishing lists of “Predator” movies along the line of which is the best or worst of the film series. A common thing with these lists is the inclusion of the two AVP (Aliens Versus Predator) movies which has caused people to argue in the comment sections of those articles whether or not the films are or are not canon to both the “Alien” and “Predator” franchises. I already knew the answer to this like many other fans of the two film series. The short answer to the question of whether is AVP canon or not is a resounding, NO. Aliens Versus Predator is set in its own universe. As far as many fans of the AVP franchise know, the two alien species have been kicking the ever-loving crap out of one another for eons according to the comics, books, and video games that have been made

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 7, 2022
'Glorious' Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere

‘Glorious’ Scores New Trailer Filled With Lovecraftian Horrors Ahead Of Shudder Premiere

Director Rebekah McKendry’s newest film Glorious, which stars legendary actor J.K. Simmons alongside Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), has a brand new trailer released ahead of its Shudder debut, filled with Lovecraftian-style horrors. The film, co-written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry, and Todd Rigney, centers on Wes (Kwanten) as he waits out a hangover locked in a public restroom with a mysterious entity (Simmons) behind a glory hole. The story takes Wes deep into his own psyche as he wrestles with fate and a glimpse of the unthinkable in this Lovecraft-inspired comic horror. Get ready for otherworldly horrors, Lovecraftian visions, and glory holes, Glorious premieres on Shudder on August 18, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2022
Game Review: 'Bright Memory: Infinite'

Game Review: ‘Bright Memory: Infinite’

If I told you there’s an FPS game that looks and feels like Crysis and COD, but it’s indie, you would probably think I lost my mind. Well, I just played a game just like that and I was quite surprised that I enjoyed it! Let me introduce you to Bright Memory: Infinite, an FPS by FYQD Studio and Playisim who I would like to take this time to thank for the reviewing opportunity! Bright Memory: Infinite takes place in China where players play as Shelia, a member of an organization called the SRO, who is working to understand a strange anomaly that had appeared in the sky over a province causing destruction. Shelia, with the use of a power suit and supernatural abilities, finds herself fighting soldiers from a military organization as well as ancient foes. Now onto the game itself! For all the FPS vets like me, you may have to get used to these controls as the

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jul 21, 2022
This August, A Woman Sets Out To Solve A Mystery In The Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ghost Lights (Trailer)

This August, A Woman Sets Out To Solve A Mystery In The Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ghost Lights (Trailer)

Coming this August from Terror Films is The Ghost Lights, a spine-chilling new science-fiction thriller about a journalist on the search for the truth about extraterrestrial life. In the film, “A journalist returns home after the death of her father and discovers a mysterious cassette tape describing strange disappearances and mysterious lights appearing in the skies of West Texas. To connect with the memory of her late father, she sets out on a cross-state road trip to discover the truth.” Billy Blair (Jonah Hex), Katreeva Phillips, and John Francis McCullagh uncover an X-File in this summer’s most intriguing genre jaunt. “If I were to choose a theme for 2020, it would be a loss. And we did lose so much- jobs, our ways of life, and in some tragic cases our friends and loved ones. This film too is about loss and the inevitable regret that follows. We wish we could go back, say something we always meant to say

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2022
Sci-Fi Classic 'Battle Of The Worlds' Getting A Special Edition Re-Release

Sci-Fi Classic ‘Battle Of The Worlds’ Getting A Special Edition Re-Release

Cinedigm announced today that The Film Detective (TFD), the classic film restoration and streaming company, will release the 1961 sci-fi classic, Battle of the Worlds, on special-edition Blu-ray and DVD this August for the first time. In the film, “A runaway asteroid dubbed “The Outsider” mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.” Filmed in Italy at the height of the country’s sci-fi craze, this independent classic stars Golden Age-star Claude Rains (Casablanca, The Invisible Man, Notorious), Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini, Maya Brent, Jaqueline Derval, and Renzo Palmer, with cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi. The Science Fiction: The Complete Film Sourcebook (1984) calls Battle of The Worlds, “an astonishing piece of cinema … uncannily beautiful and garish.” Directed by Antonio Margheriti, the film is coming to special-edition Blu-ray and DVD and is a highly anticipated release from TFD, presented from a 4k scan of an original 35mm archival print. BONUS FEATURES: Original essay by author Don Stradley,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2022
Movie Review: Jordan Peele's Nope Is Out Of This World

New Featurette Celebrates Premiere Of ‘Nope’ In IMAX Theaters

Oscar-winner, writer, director, and producer Jordan Peele‘s upcoming film Nope is heading to IMAX theaters and marks the first horror film ever to be shot with IMAX cameras. The film will visually expand to fill the screen as creatively designed by the filmmakers, allowing moviegoers to experience more of the image with unprecedented crispness and clarity. That combined with next-generation IMAX precision sound, creates a truly immersive experience, making you feel like you are actually there. The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, “the Walking Dead”) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bears witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott (Hitchcock, “Westworld”) and Brandon Perea (“The OA,” American Insurrection), is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper (Us, Candyman) and Jordan Peele for

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Jul 11, 2022
Blu-ray Review: The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

Blu-ray Review: The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

The Return of Captain Invincible begins with World War II-era newsreel footage of the eponymous super-powered hero (Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) in outrageous action, which sets the stage perfectly for the clever superhero deconstruction that follows… Before long we see the good Captain catching static during the McCarthy witch-hunt for red sympathizers, after which he vanishes from the public eye to become a drunk nomad in the wilds of Australia. Fast forward to the early 1980’s (and cue the disco take on the Theme From Peter Gunn) and we learn after two musical numbers… one comprised strictly of the word “bullshit”, and the other a jaunty gospel number which comes complete with it’s own band (which is odd since the scene in question takes place in a top-secret government war room) that a powerful hypno-ray has turned up missing, and those same official officials, including the President (Michael Pate) himself (the same cat responsible for those swingin’ songs mentioned

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 4, 2022
4K UHD Review: God Told Me To (1976)

4K UHD Review: God Told Me To (1976)

This is gonna be a stone-cold bitch of a review to write, cats n’ creeps. Ya see, legendary genre filmmaker Larry Cohen’s (The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent, the It’s Alive series) God Told Me To, while bein’ a bone-a-fide classic in my book, contains elements so batshit bizarre that I would like nothin’ better than to flap my jaundiced jaws about every last one of ‘em, but that would do any GTMT virgins in the audience a Kong-sized disservice. All right, read on to see if I can pussyfoot through a potential mine-field of spoilers and still grab your interest enough to make you buy this damn thing! God Told Me To concerns the adventures of Peter (Tony Lo Bianco), a New York City detective who is all hot ‘n’ bothered by a series of brutal shootings, all of which contain a unifying element: the perpetrators simply say that god told them to commit the murder-foolery. As a special

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 3, 2022
Sci-Fi Horror 'Dark Cloud' Is Out Now On Demand (Trailer)

Sci-Fi Horror ‘Dark Cloud’ Is Out Now On Demand (Trailer)

From director Jay Ness comes a terrifying sci-fi tale, Dark Cloud, out now On Demand from Black Mandala and Giant Pictures. The film highlights how technology far surpasses the human mind. An accident, rehabilitation and a beautiful woman who is part of an experiment in which she must face a smart home. Alexys Gabrielle, Brittany Benjamin, Emily Atack and Hugo Armstrong (Ted Bundy, “Fear the Walking Dead”), star in Dark Cloud, in which the most harmless and apparently practical for the human being, turns into a real nightmare. A shocking story that might become reality in the very near future and which among other things shows us how little by little we are disconnecting from reality. More oppressive than a “Black Mirror” episode. DARK CLOUD, written by John J. Kaiser, and produced by Jay Ness, Nicolás Onetti, Michael Kraetzer, Jeremy Wanek, Black Mandala, CutJaw Film Company, and Nocturnal Robo,t is now available On Demand in the US, Canada, the UK,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2022
Humble Bundle And Aconyte Books Release 'Fantasy Gaming Fiction' Book Bundle

Humble Bundle And Aconyte Books Release ‘Fantasy Gaming Fiction’ Book Bundle

Aconyte Books is a publication that takes gamers’ favorite games to the next level by publishing books that take place in the game’s worlds. Aconyte Books and Humble Bundle have recently teamed up to release the Fantasy Gaming Fiction book bundle where proceeds go towards the charity Worldreader, whose mission is to help children to learn how to read. As for the bundle itself, it features $213 of books based on popular board games such as Arkham Horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Twilight Imperium, KeyForge, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic and video games such as Watchdogs Legion, and Assassin’s Creed. The bundle is on sale now till July 21st and can be found HERE.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 30, 2022
Next →