Branding: Design choice - H R Geiger's Alien

Acid for blood, a reinforced exoskeleton body, a razor-sharp tail, and a double jaw/mouth structure that rips, tears and shatters flesh and bone.

Be afraid. Be very afraid, for Geiger has designed the greatest extra-terrestrial being known to man.

The Alien has haunted many minds. Its stealth like movements, and slithering hisses frighten even the most sturdy of warriors.

As with most of Geiger's creations, the Alien is as sexual and disturbing as it is magnificent. It has a phallic, elongated head, supported by an intricately laid and lubricated ribbed body. External ribs define its chest, and tubes protrude from its back. Its tail is like an exposed spine with a razor tip. It could be perceived at first, as being part mechanical, with veins and body parts that resemble intricately laid wiring and plumbing.

But I'm afraid (and you should be to) the alien is all flesh and blood.

It attacks in silence, either killing instantly or taking the captive back to be strewn up in a sticky mesh to play host to the equally horrifying face-hugger. It just doesn't get any better.

And remember "In space no one can hear you scream." Gulp ...