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H.R. Giger Dead at 74

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday May 13 2014, @11:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the Absent-Friends dept.

Angry Jesus writes:

Swiss Public Television reports that the surrealist painter and Science Fiction Hall of Fame honoree H.R. Giger, creator of the Alien design used in Ridley Scott's 1980 movie as well as numerous other works of art and design, has died at the age of 74 due to injuries sustained in a fall.

 
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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Ellis D. Tripp on Tuesday May 13 2014, @02:15PM

    by Ellis D. Tripp (3416) on Tuesday May 13 2014, @02:15PM (#42726)

    They included a print of his "Penis Landscape" in their 1985 "Frankenchrist" album, and band leader Jello Biafra ended up on trial for "distribution of harmful matter to minors".

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