Alien Xenomorph Trick-or-Treat Bucket: Now Gimme Some Candy!

Halloween isn’t far off, so it doesn’t hurt to start shopping now before all of the good stuff is sold out. While your kids might already have ideas for costumes, I bet their trick-or-treat pumpkins aren’t being given the slightest thought. Give your kid the coolest candy collector ever with this awesome Alien xenomorph candy bucket from Super7.

While the SuperBuckets Alien Xenomorph would be most at home with a Ripley costume, it’s pretty awesome all on its own, as its creepy alien head and pearly choppers will scare your neighbors into tossing some extra candy into the bucket just to get you off their porch quicker. And I’m not talking about the crummy stuff like Necco wafers, raisins, or those butterscotch hard candies your granny tried to pawn off on you. This scary buckethead will be filled with the good stuff like Tootsie Pops, Reeses, Twix, and Snickers. It’s available from Entertainment Earth for $19.99.

This Alien Stop-Motion Flip Book Is a Terrifying Work of Art

Animated flip books are usually pretty cute and simple. This one, however, is complex and terrifying. The artistry that went into this creation is just inspiring. In this flip book, no one can hear you scream.

This stop-motion style flip book was made by artist Serene Teh and was actually commissioned by 20th Century Fox to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Alien franchise. That’s 40 years of alien horror that has kept us glued to our seats. What you see here isn’t just any flip book, but a masterpiece. Seriously, check out the video. Watch Serene flip through the book, as it tells a horrifying story of aliens with an appetite.

Even Jonesy the cat makes an appearance as an alien tries to eat it. No worries though, Ripley shows up and save the day, firing like 100 rounds into the Xenomorph. Eventually, the Xenomorph is jettisoned off of the ship through an airlock. That’s how you take care of an alien infestation, and it’s what airlocks were built for. The good guys always win you alien bastards! Now stay out!

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

There’s a particular short film in the Netflix anthology Love Death and Robots that’s about yogurt taking over the world. Scientists somehow managed to make yogurt sentient, and gave it incredible problem-solving abilities. A jar of yogurt began solving complex problems humans couldn’t, and eventually became president of USA.

Jaro Kose’s Invader whisk has little to do with the story above, but I often wonder how our world would look if another sentient being (not necessarily milk-based) looked at our lifestyle, our products, and our ways of problem solving and came up to us and said “You’re clearly bad at this, let me handle it”. The Invader whisk looks almost as if it was designed with a similar outlook. More organic and less complicated than your regular hand-cranked whisk, Kose’s Invader whisk doesn’t look particularly man-made. With a weird alien-octopus-ish form, and a radically different hemispherical radial gear, the Invader whisk looks great, and probably performs better than its dull, metal, man-made counterpart. I wonder what this alien-species will re-design next…

Designer: Jaro Kose

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

The Invader Whisk looks like aliens redesigned our kitchen tools

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Alien Facehugger CPAP Mask: In Bed, No One Can Hear You Scream

If you suffer from sleep apnea, you know it’s no laughing matter, and can be a major health risk. Fortunately, CPAP machines can help keep your airway open while sleeping, and dramatically improve your quality of life. While CPAP machines aren’t exactly stylish, they do save lives. If I did have to wear a CPAP mask to bed, it would look like a facehugger.

With the same thought in his mind, apnea patient and self-proclaimed “tinker gnome” Jared Gray decided to build himself a custom CPAP mask by combining one of NECA’s life-size facehugger props with his expensive bit of home medical equipment, and the result is awesome.

Normally, a CPAP helps maintain positive air pressure, but this one works double duty by scaring the crap out of your system while you sleep. Though it might have the nasty habit of laying xenomorph eggs in your belly while you catch some shuteye. Everything has side effects, I suppose.

This is such a great idea. The 20th Century Fox licensing folks should get to work to turn this into official Alien merch.

[via Andrew Segal]

Gingerbread Alien Xenomorph: Terror for Your Tummy

I’m torn. I could take several bites out of this awesome gingerbread xenomorph, but if I do, it’s gonna take some bites out of me. On one hand, it looks delicious, but on the other, it is terrifying. I know that in space no one can hear you scream, but I’m not in space, so everyone is going to hear me scream. Whatever. I’m going in. Wish me luck.

This lovely but nightmarish beast was created by Norwegian artist Caroline Eriksson. The gingerbread sculpture was built over an iron structure and held together with sugar syrup. Caroline bakes the gingerbread, then sculpts it over curved surfaces while warm to get the proper shape for each piece. The finished product is not only a work of art but also edible. In fact, it will retain its shape for months if everyone is too terrified to touch it.

The end result is pretty awesome. I love all of the detail she put into this work of art. She might as well have sculpted a facehugger though, because it’s gonna meet my face as I attack that sweet gingerbread like a crazy person. Unfortunately, it’ll probably burst out of my chest after that.

[via Reddit via Neatorama]

Alien Xenomorph Clock: Time to Die

If there’s one thing we could all use more of in our lives, it’s xenomorphs. Now, you can keep one proudly displayed on your mantle, with this sweet Alien xenomorph table clock from Bradford Exchange.

The 14″ tall clock features an intricately detailed sculpture of the creepy full-grown monster from the Alien universe, set atop a base inspired by H.R. Giger’s designs for the Nostromo. The red LED clock itself is inspired by the self-destruct countdown clock on the doomed ship. Each one is handpainted, and both the base and top light up for added impact.

The Alien xenomorph clock is priced at $179.99, and available right now from Bradford Exchange, so you don’t even need to wait for any eggs to hatch.