As Ian Holm tells the crew of the Nostromo before sputtering out of juice, the Alien is the "perfect organism". "It's structural perfection is matched only by its hostility … I admire its purity." He ...

HR Giger, whose "biomechanical" artwork lent Ridley Scott's film Alien much of its terror, has died aged 74. A spokesperson from his gallery in Switzerland confirmed the news. According to the Swiss ...

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OSCAR winning artist H R Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic fil Alien, has died after a fall. Hans Ruedi Giger, 74, a surrealist artist, died in hospital on ...

When Ridley Scott first premiered “Alien” in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this June 29, 2007 file picture Swiss artist H.R. Giger poses with two of his works at the art museum in Chur, ...

Chances are, H.R. Giger has given you a nightmare. The Swiss-born painter was responsible for creating one of the most iconic monsters in the history of the human imagination: the xenomorph, the ...

Swiss artist HR Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at the age of 74 from injuries suffered in a fall. The surrealist artist died in hospital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Ridley Scott first premiered “Alien” in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the ...