Explore the cosmos of creativity with our science fiction blog, where futuristic costumes, DIY projects, and interstellar stories ignite your imagination and transport you to otherworldly realms!
Stephen King is the best-selling author of more than 60 books and about 200 short stories, including horror classics like The Shining, It, Carrie, Misery, and Pet Sematary. He also writes outside the horror genre, penning stories that became The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and Stand by Me. Some personal favorites include The Dark Tower series, The Stand, and The Eyes of the Dragon. But chances are you already know who Stephen King is and you have your own favorites.
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The Terminator series is a science-fiction franchise with cyborg assassins, artificial intelligence, nuclear apocalypse, and time travel. A lot of time travel, including time travel that undoes earlier time travel. As you can imagine, the plot continuity gets complicated across multiple films, a television series, two web series, comics, video games, and other media. The sixth film, Terminator: Dark Fate, is a direct sequel to the second, meaning it wipes out a significant part of the timeline. So we thought this was the best time to explore all of those continuities, including a few stories that never came to be.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a timeless classic and a staple movie for anyone to watch while growing up. Since it was released on June 11, 1982, no other movie has spent more weekends in the #1 spot at the box office. Along with spending a record 16 weeks as the number one movie in America, E.T. was also the highest-grossing movie of the year. The film is filled with several iconic moments like Elliott taking flight with E.T. in his bicycle basket, "phone home", and E.T. going out on Halloween dressed as a ghost and seeing his friend Yoda. Speaking of going out on Halloween, we have a fun, unique E.T. costume idea for you to try.
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Anyone who has seen Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien is well aware of the famous Chestbuster scene in which an alien life form literally explodes through the chest of officer Kane. The scene is one of the more shocking scenes in the film franchise, not to mention one of the most memorable in the sci-fi genre. While the alien in the scene has such an iconic look to it, it may not be the easiest thing to do in regards to a Halloween costume. The Chestbuster alien costume would require the use of a prop, a feature some people may not want to commit to for a Halloween costume. Besides, if you're going to dress up as a creature from the Alien franchise, you're most likely to wear some form of Xenomorph costume. Since those can also be bulky, we've tried out some different makeup effects to get a more practical form of the perfect organism.
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This year, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hit theaters and did not disappoint. The follow up to the surprise summer hit of 2014 was an action-packed visual spectacle with even more of the fun character dynamics that were introduced in the first one. Every character had their chance to shine with some hilarious dialogue exchanges. Whether it was Rocket calling Star Lord “Star Munch”, Drax’s poor attempts at sympathy, or Baby Groot being...well...Baby Groot, the movie provided plenty of great quotes.
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They are not a dream! They do not come from Planet Drool but these officially-licensed exclusive Sharkboy and Lavagirl Halloween costumes will make you feel like you are right there, floating down the milk river on a giant cookie. If you are ready to blast off in your shark ship to take on Mr. Electric this Halloween, check out these authentic Sharkboy and Lavagirl costumes below.
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