A facewarming gift for the gorehound in your life

Available from the Etsy shop Knitrocious, this handmade acrylic facehugger from Alien can be yours for only 165 bones.

As temperatures in Vancouver plunge below zero, it's less goofy-looking item than a balaclava, while the sensation of an acrylic delivery tube dropping little woollen eggs into your chest becomes almost pleasant eventually.

And anyway, nobody's saying you can only wear it on your face.