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, Switzerland. H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi ...

Before the blood-chilling monster in "Alien" was designed by H.R. Giger, a couple of other ideas were considered that were ...

That’s the famous question posed by Ash (Ian Holm) in one of the many tense scenes of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien. Ash goes on: “Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its ...

The aliens have landed at the Independent fair in New York—or at least, the work of science fiction legend H.R. Giger has. On the booth of New York gallery Lomex, looming above the galleries like some ...

One of Giger's furniture designs was this set piece to be used in Alejandro Jodorowsky's unproduced version of "Dune," which can be seen along with many other Giger designs in the recent documentary ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist who burst into the public consciousness on this side of the Atlantic designing the horrific look of the title creature in “Alien,” died Monday after being ...

The summer movie season is about to get considerably more horrifying with this Friday’s release of Alien: Covenant. A direct follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus, Covenant is Ridley Scott’s second prequel ...

The Artist who created the creature for movie "Alien" died Monday after a fall. May 13, 2014— -- Tributes poured in today for the late Swiss artist H.R. Giger, best known for designing the ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist who designed the monster and sets for Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi pic “Alien” died May 12 at age 74. An employee of H.R. Giger Museum has confirmed Swiss media ...

Legendary artist and friend of the rock and metal world H.R. Giger has passed away at the age of 74. Along with providing special effects, sculptures and set designs for films such as the 'Alien' ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist designer and artist who died Tuesday at 74, is being remembered primarily for his visual contributions to the 1979 movie “Alien” and its sequels. His conception for ...

Swiss artist H. R. Giger has died. He was 74. Giger is shown in Switzerland in this file photo. BERLIN — Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic ...