Mar 09
As if the facehugger from Alien wasn’t creepy enough, one artist has decided to go out and make himself a Facehugger skeleton. But this thing isn’t just a sculpture, it’s made from actual animal bones.
Artist Tim Prince of Forgotten Boneyard created this Alien-inspired piece entitled Parasitoid using the bones of a box turtle, mink, wild turkey, coyote, skunk and a mouse. Eeesh. From all of the different genetic material this thing has assimilated, you might say it was equally inspired by The Thing.
If you’re into freaking people out, you can put this creeptastic thing in your home for $1000(USD). Me? I’d rather sleep at night and not worry about this thing jamming its proboscis down my throat so it can implant an alien embryo in my stomach.
I am quite sure that those who grew up in the 1980s must have had their lives impacted after watching the Aliens franchise, especially when Sigourney Weaver made Ripley into a household name as the person who swore at an Alien queen, while ensuring she has the relevant physical firepower when strapped to a Caterpillar P-5000 Power Loader. Well, since Halloween is around the corner, we have this unique costume that is a replica of the Caterpillar P-5000 Power Loader, while there is a place for one’s baby to be seated in what looks like Ripley’s operator chair. Needless to say, the parent or guardian of that child will be “operating” the Power Loader, so to speak, and it does look like one of those nifty costumes that might just be transformed into a mass produced version if the idea catches on. We do wonder whether the lighting used could be too bright for baby’s own good in the long run though.
