HOLY … CERAMIC … SHIT. Do you see the piece of art in front of your eyes? Do you notice the way the light reflects off of his gold tooth? Sparkling in your face? An even mix between simple bravado and wholehearted confidence in his abilities to plunder and pillage? This is a treasure that belongs in a museum, or at the Tower of London next to the rest of the crown jewels.

OK that’s going a bit far, but come on? You would have bought this thing too. As is the impetus for most of my impulsive purchases, any normal household good that has any semblance of Halloween imagery instantly grabs my eye.

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