Alien's chestburster sequence remains one of cinema's most shocking, and the legend of how it was filmed has become almost as infamous as the scene itself. Here, in an excerpt from his book, Cinema ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, and Harry Dean Stanton react to the appearance of the chestburster in a screencap from Alien.

Ridley Scott has said that he wanted his Alien movies to "scare the shit out of people," so naturally, he decided the best place to start was by springing a terrifying surprise on the cast. Remember ...

Terrifying sci-fi Alien is widely regarded as being one of the very best of its kind in Hollywood history. Ridley Scott's extraordinary futuristic world is home to one of cinema's most iconic monsters ...

Editor's Note: This article contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Alien: Romulus doesn't hold back on the gore, cranking up a twist on the iconic Chestburster scene to a deeply haunting level.