Cinephiles primarily know H.R. Giger as the designer of the creature from Alien. This documentary by Belinda Sallin takes us deeper into his oeuvre as an artist, exploring the man’s life and his ...

With Ridley Scott's prequel Alien: Covenant being released this week, it's worth revisiting the documentary on the painter H.R. Giger, who inspired the series' aesthetic. Still from Dark Star: H. R.

It comes as no surprise that artist H.R. Giger, the creator of Ridley Scott’s terrifying xenomorph in Alien, had a human skull for a toy. As revealed early in the fascinating documentary, Dark Star: H ...

He feels at home in places we would flee from and lives his life among the very things we fear. Throughout his life, HR Giger had inhabited the world of the uncanny, a dark universe on the brink of ...