A dad was given the creeps when he spotted a Grinch lookalike in the trunk of his Christmas tree.
Daniel Martyn, 39, couldn’t believe his eyes when he unwrapped his new 9ft tree only to discover a pair of eyes staring back at him.
Stunned Daniel called in his daughter, six, to have a look – leaving her so scared that she ran into the kitchen.
Fortunately, the ‘creepy’ face has now become a welcome addition and Daniel and his partner even plan to give it some decorations of its own.
Initially, Daniel thought it looked a bit like the Grinch – with the chipped wood reminiscent of the mean-tempered character’s smile.
Daniel, an IT project manager from Gravesend, Kent, said: “I thought it looked like it had a kind face so it’s not going to cause us any mischief but my daughter wanted me to cover it up at first – she even ran into the kitchen!
“I can definitely see the Grinch in it – if you stare at it long enough you see a nose as well!
“But I don’t stare at it for too long as it gives me the creeps!
“When I first saw it I thought someone had drawn it on – It’s just the luck of the draw with the tree I assume.
“Either way, we’ll have to learn to love it as it’s too late to be getting another tree so we’ve decided to call it Kris after Kris Kringle.”
Daniel bought the tree from someone at his local pub.
He said: “I went to meet him and when I got home and opened it up and just as I looked down I saw this strange pair of eyes looking at me.”
Daniel says his mother, Amanda, 61, suggested the face could be a loved one sent to watch over the family.
He said: “I spoke to my mother and as my grandfather has just recently passed, she said it’s him being sent to watch over us.”
With the decorating yet to be complete, Daniel says he hopes they can “do Kris proud”.
He added: “I’ve left the decorating to my partner, Natasha, 49, now but I’m sure she’ll make it look good.
“I think we’re going to try and give him something to wear – my daughter wants to put sunglasses on him!”
