Swiss artist H. R. Giger (1940–2014) is best known for creating the iconic creature in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), a work that earned him an Academy Award. This monster was only one expression of Giger’s distinctive biomechanical vision, where human and machine merge into images of unsettling power and dark psychedelia. Drawing on childhood fears, ancient demons and imagined future mythologies, his work reflects the collective anxieties of the modern age — fear of nuclear power, environmental destruction and a future dependent on machines. From surreal airbrushed dreamscapes and album covers to sculptural works and self-designed interiors, Giger leads the reader through his complex creative universe. This definitive introduction is enriched with detailed reproductions, design sketches and a foreword by Timothy Leary, alongside Giger’s own autobiographical reflections.