What's the best literary equivalent of Alien/Aliens? [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Aug 9, 2009 - 21 answers

Help me identify these four short horror stories, based on descriptions of their plots and endings. SPOILERS AHEAD! [more inside]
posted by Faint of Butt on Jan 29, 2008 - 3 answers

Name my obscure movie from probably thirty-forty years ago based on nothing but a vague description! (...?) [more inside]
posted by kittens for breakfast on Jan 9, 2008 - 29 answers

Is the Woman Who Has Too Much Power and Must Be Stopped a commonly recurring plotline in genre works? If so, what are some examples? [more inside]
posted by Prospero on Jul 8, 2006 - 27 answers