Some people credit the band Bauhaus ' first single " Bela Lugosi's Dead ", released August 1979, with the start of the goth subculture, though many prior art house movements influenced gothic fashion and style, the illustrations and paintings of Swiss artist, H. R. Giger being one of the earliest.

Giger initially offered to completely design the Alien from scratch, but Scott mandated that he base his work on Necronom IV, saying that to start over from the beginning would be too time-consuming.

H. R. Giger of Switzerland is one of the first graphic artists to make serious contributions to the gothic / industrial look of much of modern cinema with his work on the film " Alien " by Ridley Scott.

Giger had a relationship with Swiss actress Li Tobler until she committed suicide in 1975.

Giger suffers from night terrors and his paintings are all to some extent inspired by his experiences with that particular sleep disorder.

Giger had wished to work with Lynch, as he states in one of his books that Lynch's film Eraserhead was closer than even Giger's own films to realizing his vision.

One " Giger Bar " sprang up in Tokyo, but the realization of his designs were a great disappointment to the artist, since the Japanese organization behind the venture did not wait for his final designs, but decided to barrel ahead with nothing more than Giger's rough preliminary sketches.

Unlike Alien Resurrection the film credited H. R. Giger with the original designs.

* Korn's Jonathan Davis commissioned Giger to design and sculpt a microphone stand, with the requirement that it be biomechanical, erotic, and movable.

* Ibanez Guitars has released second generation of H. R. Giger Signature Models hr giger RG & hr giger S series with legacy artwork on the guitar body, second generation of 4-string guitar bass SRXHRG1 also released with the same concept.

In late 1973, Brain Salad Surgery, with sleeve designed by H. R. Giger, became the band's best-known studio album.

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For the album cover, Giger modified the original painting slightly, covering " the Master's " erect penis with a dagger bearing his interpretation of the Danzig skull symbol.

Their appearance is similar to the xenomorphs of the Alien films ; both were designed with input from H. R. Giger.

In 1984, Petros ( with Adam Parfrey ) created EXIT, () a New York-based journal featuring contributions from Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman, J. G. Thirlwell ( Foetus ), Genesis P-Orridge, H. R. Giger, Michael Andros, Boyd Rice, Robert R. Votta, Mark David Chapman, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Richard Ramirez, Michael Moynihan, James Mason, and Sal Canzonieri-writer / artist / editor.

During the early seventies the quartet was revived with Sauer, Buschi Niebergall and Peter Giger ( 1973 – 76 ).

Often the erotic element, even when not explicit, is merged with grotesque themes and features similar to the works of H. R. Giger.

It became famous as an extension of Progressive rock, as the expansive, transient gatefolds by Roger Dean or H. R. Giger became associated with concept albums.

Originally developed in 1988 by director William Malone as " Dead Star " with paintings by H. R. Giger and a plot that had been called " Hellraiser in outer space.

Many later figures were influenced by Lovecraft's works, including author and artist Clive Barker, prolific horror writer Stephen King, comics writers Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Mike Mignola, film directors John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, and Guillermo Del Toro, horror manga artist Junji Ito, and artist H. R. Giger.

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Hans Rudolf " Ruedi " Giger (; born February 5, 1940 ) is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer.

Giger was born in Chur, Graubünden Canton, Switzerland, the son of a chemist.

Giger is also well known for artwork on several records.

In 1998 Giger acquired the Château St. Germain in Gruyères, Switzerland, and it now houses the H. R. Giger Museum, a permanent repository of his work.

For most of his career, Giger has worked predominantly in airbrush, creating monochromatic canvasses depicting surreal, nightmarish dreamscapes.

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