Science Fiction Classics

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" continues to generate new material nearly a decade after its 2016 release. Lucasfilm confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that two new comic series inspired by the film are on the way, according...

On July 23, 1993, "Coneheads" arrived in American theaters and gave moviegoers something they did not see very often even then. It was a science fiction comedy built around one of the most popular recurring sketches from "Saturday Night Live." Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin returned as Beldar and Prymaat, the oddly shaped visitors from the pl...

Released in 1955, "This Island Earth" stands among the most ambitious science fiction films of Hollywood's golden age. Produced by Universal-International and adapted from Raymond F. Jones's novel, the film combines scientific speculation, interplanetary adventure, and memorable visual effects into a story that continues to attract classic science fiction f...

Among the many Great Houses of Frank Herbert's "Dune," none casts a darker shadow than House Harkonnen. From their industrial homeworld of Giedi Prime, the Harkonnens accumulate immense wealth, wield political influence, and rule throug...

A Force ghost is a deceased Jedi or other Force-sensitive individual whose consciousness survives after death through the Force. Unlike a resurrection, a Force ghost retains his identity, communicates with the living, and can sometimes influence the physical world. In "Star Wars," the Force ghost represents the Jedi belief that true immortality comes through selfle...