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I got most of my Christmas shopping done. All I have to shop for is a
white elephant gift for a cousin’s Christmas Eve party that I’m
going to attend. So I’ve been looking for ideas for a “dumb” or
weird (as I prefer to say) gift. And it’s just about as hard
shopping for that kind of gift as it is a “decent” one. But as I
was looking for ideas at Amazon, I came across some things that might
be suitable for a white elephant gift exchange. In fact, these items
probably make more-than-suitable gifts. They are so weird, so crazy
and/or so hilarious that they’re almost frightening! Because of
that, I call them fright elephant gift ideas. In case
you still need to do that last minute shopping for that white
elephant gift you were asked to bring to a holiday party, I put
together for this post a Holiday Fright Elephant Gift Guide. Since
this is a sci fi and fantasy blog, this guide emphasises gifts in the
speculative genres. So even if the party you’re attending isn’t
doing a white elephant gift exchange, these items may still make good
presents for fellow sci fi/fantasy geek friends and relatives.
For Fans of Sci Fi and Fantasy Movies Based On Books
Jurassic ParkTea-Rex Mug: Jurassic Park goes steampunk on this mug. The cup has
the image of a top-hatted dandy dino skeleton pouring himself a cup
‘a tea.
For Sci Fi and Fantasy Writers to Store Stories On
Thumb Style ThumbDrive (flash drive): Yes, it’s in the form of a thumb. How “dumb”
is that?
Cartoon BlackCat Thumb Drive: Especially for the Poe lover. Even though this cat
probably has nothing to do with Poe’s “Black Cat” it’s still
a black cat nevertheless. Isn’t it?
Skeleton Thumb Drive: You’ve heard of a skeleton key? Well
here’s a skeleton drive! And it's the whole skeleton, not just its thumb like the Thumb thumb drive above.
Tee-Shirts
“I Am A BookDragon Not a Worm” Tee-shirt: Although too many pea brains out
their really don’t know that the Old English word for dragon is
“wyrm”!
“Believe”Tee-shirt:
Do you believe in Santa? Do you believe in Holiday magic? Do you
believe in aliens and rainbow horses? Well you can believe an alien
is riding a rainbow-coloured horse on the print of this tee.
Action Figures
Edgar Allan PoeAction Figure: And like some blockbuster movie action figures come
with a sidekick pet, this one comes with a raven!
Horrified MovieVictims Mini Figures Set: Ever wonder why horror movie monster figure
series never include the victims? I mean, where would the horror be
without the victim? Both go hand in claw! Well here’s a set to go
with your loved one’s favorite monster figures.
Missile-Toe-Laneous
Stephen King Novels Mug: This has images of vintage book covers to several of King’s
best-selling horror novels!
If you want more
ideas for fright elephant gifts, then consider purchasing one of my books. When put next to Stephen King’s or Neil
Gaiman’s work, mine can be considered by some to be pretty weird,
crazy, hilarious or maybe even all three! If you have any other ideas
for fright elephant gifts, drop your suggestions in the Holiday box
below.
And Happy
Hallow-Days!
If only I had a Harry Potter wand that actually worked! :-) Since you like Harlan Ellison, I wrote a post as if he were the author that I think you might enjoy: https://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2018/07/art-isnt-supposed-to-be-easyiwsg-post.html
ReplyDeleteSounds neat! I'll take a look at it. Thanks!
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