Explore Alien: Earth with the latest issue of SFX

The cover of SFX 394 and the gifts which come with it.
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Alien: Earth is on the cover of SFX issue 394 (click here to get a better look at that), which comes with some great gifts*: a double-sided A2 poster, two A4 art cards, and an A4 sheet containing 13 stickers. 

Don't forget: if you live in the UK you can use this tool to find a stockist near you. Or you can order a copy online.

(* Gifts not included with copies sold in shops in the USA.)

Alien: Earth

Sydney Chandler as human/robot hybrid Wendy.

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Inside, we look forward to the new show set before Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic (launching in the UK on Disney+ on 13 August) with a 10-page feature. We speak to the series’ creator Noah Hawley, producer David W Zucker, and four key members of the cast: Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther.

Eyes of Wakanda 

A group of five Wakandan warriors.

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The Black Panther universe is expanding with a four-part animated series, which follows the Wakandan warriors the Hatut Zeraze across different periods in history – as far back as the Bronze Age. Creator Todd Harris tells us more about his brainchild. 

Bring Her Back

Jonah Wren Phillips as shaven-headed boy Oliver.

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Australian directors Danny and Michael Phillippou (known on YouTube as RackaRacka) had a hit with their 2022 feature debut Talk to Me. Now they’re back with another supernatural horror, Bring Her Back. We speak to the twins, plus actor Billy Barratt. 

Weapons

Five children running down the street, arms outstretched.

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Zach Cregger is another up-and-coming name in the world of horror, after 2022’s Barbarian. We talk to the writer/director about his latest, which hinges on the mystery of 17 children in a small town, who all wake up in the wee hours and run off into the night.

Twisted Metal

Anthony Mackie's John Doe, holding a gun.

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Video game adaptation Twisted Metal will be back for more motorised mayhem soon. We take a trip to an aircraft hangar in Toronto to visit the set of season two, speaking to Michael Jonathan Smith and stars Stephanie Beatriz, Anthony Carrigan, Anthony Mackie and Joe Seanoa. 

Stranger Things

Various images from Stranger Things season one.

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In the build-up to the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, we’ll be running a series of retrospective features. They kick off this issue with a look back at season one – including a previously unpublished interview with Winona Ryder. 

And that’s not all, feature-wise! We also find out how co-writer Sam Lansky approached reviving ‘90s horror franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer, look back at 1981 werewolf classic The Howling in the company of Joe Dante, profile novelist Gareth Brown, and get Paolo Bacigalupi to fill in our author questionnaire. 

Red Alert

Jeremy Irvine and Hermione Corfield as Henry and Julia.

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And the big features are just the tip of the iceberg! As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and books. In the spotlight this month: body horror Together; Outlander prequel series Blood of My Blood; Aussie horror The Banished; a new stage production of ‘70s show The Omega Factor; folk horror Birthrite; and new Black Mirror, Godzilla, Speed Racer, Star Trek and 2000 AD comics.

Reviews

Two pages of film reviews.

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The SFX verdict on Jurassic World Rebirth kicks off 19 pages of searing critical analysis, as we inform you which of the latest films, TV shows, books, comics, audio plays, and video games are worth splashing your hard-earned cash on!

Alien: Earth on the cover of SFX issue 394.

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Deputy Editor, SFX

Ian Berriman has been working for SFX – the world's leading sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine – since March 2002. He's also a regular writer for Electronic Sound. Other publications he's contributed to include Total Film, When Saturday Comes, Retro Pop, Horrorville, and What DVD. A life-long Doctor Who fan, he's also a supporter of Hull City, and live-tweets along to BBC Four's Top Of The Pops repeats from his @TOTPFacts account.

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