Holiday Gift Guide 2012: a creepy candle for Christmas non-purists

A skull can add an impressive air to any room (just ask med school instructors, Hamlet directors and Dutch still life painters). Except, of course, when the skull in question is bright fuchsia—then it’s just cool. Though traditionalists may argue this surprisingly detailed wax rendering is better suited to Halloween than Christmas, we say not everyone goes in for sugarplums and candy canes. And isn’t candlelight festive? $98. See 18 other gifts for the home »

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