Best Squid Game Christmas gifts for the fan in your life – doll alarm clock, marbles, advent calendars and much more

An alarm clock that ‘fires a bullet to wake you up’, cookie-cutter sets, marbles – many Squid Game gifts evoke some of the series’ most stressful moments

For less nerve-shredding presents there’s figurines, jigsaws, colouring books and clothing, from sweatshirts to socks that can be customised

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The Squid Game doll alarm clock comes with “horror sound effects” and “shake head function” - the perfect Christmas gift for a Squid Game superfan.

Published: 4:15am, 16 Dec 2021Updated: 5:15am, 16 Dec 2021

When you think of the perfect Christmas gift, something based on a bloody gore fest that makes you question your own morality may not immediately spring to mind, but then Squid Game was no normal TV series.

The dystopian survival K-drama centres on a mysterious organisation that challenges 456 players from all walks of life – each deeply in debt – to play a series of children’s games. Win and they go home rich. Lose and they die.

Doesn’t really give you a warm Christmassy feeling does it? But after Halloween saw a range of costumes and outfits relating to the Netflix series flying off the shelves, merchandisers are taking it a step further for the holiday season.

Some of the show’s most memorable images have been fully utilised by retail firms. The best of these has to be the “red light, green light” doll alarm clock, which is the centrepiece of the first episode’s bloody game.

The doll turns its head when the alarm goes off.

“Can’t get up? The same traffic light alarm clock fires bullets to wake you up!” the item’s advertising blurb says. “When the time reaches the time you set, the heroine of the game will turn to the bed and fire a bullet to wake you up. The sounds in the game will be mixed in the middle, allowing you to get an immersive gaming experience!”