Back in 1979, Ridley Scott made one of the biggest sci-fi game changers with Alien. The feature revolutionized the genre by seamlessly blending brutal horror with Sigourney Weaver’s action hero final girl and a blood-curdling extraterrestrial creature.

Alien: Isolation is getting a sequel, and the first teaser sets a dark tone right away. Released on April 26 as part of Alien Day, the short clip, titled “False Sense Of Security,” shows a rundown facility with flickering lights and damp, decaying ...