The best alien invasion movies feature the most exhilarating stories about extraterrestrial visitors, from War of the Worlds to Annihilation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few months back, while at an event at Dear Tomorrow, low-key legend Dom Stone introduced me to Justin Kohlberg with the words, "you guys should talk, this dude is onto something fun.

Today, the best reason to watch the film isn’t O’Bannon’s writing or Dykstra’s effects wizardry. Instead, it’s all about revisiting the performance of an all-time great actress, one many sci-fi fans have probably forgotten or never knew about in the first place: Louise Fletcher as Mrs. McKeltch, a teacher being controlled by aliens.

It's a big universe out there, and while we're all for exploring it, a specific subgenre of science fiction movies has hinted that it might be a bad idea. Alien invasion movies have come in droves over the years, making us fearful of what lies out there in ...