Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Gruyères in Switzerland is a small medieval town home to 2,000 ...

BERLIN (AP) — Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic “Alien,” has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday. Sandra ...

Largely known for his Oscar-winning set design of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi flick Alien, the Swiss surrealist artist, who died this past year at the age of 74, also had a fruitful career as a niche ...

BERLIN (AP) — Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic "Alien," has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday. Sandra ...

Tucked away in the sleepy town of Gruyeres, Switzerland, is a museum that should be on the map of sci-fi nerds and anyone fascinated by things that frighten. The H.R. Giger museum houses the “largest ...

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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 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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN (AP) â?? Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic "Alien," has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday. Sandra ...

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 ...