H. R. Giger 1940-2014

Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, Hans Rudolf "Ruedi" Giger, aka H. R. Giger has passed away yesterday (May 12) at the age of 74 after injuries suffered in a fall.

His works include cover artworks for Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery, Debbie Harry's 1981 solo album Koo Koo, set designs for Alejandro Jodorowsky's ill-fated Dune, Poltergeist II (1986), Species (1995), and most famously, the monster in Alien.

Photo taken on set of Alien