Christmas is only just around the corner and there is one children’s toy that appears to be at the top of many lists to Santa – Bunchems.

The small and squishy balls are each adorned with tiny hooks that are latching onto kid’s hair and causing despair around the globe.

Now parents are sharing their horror story’s with the internet as a warning to others to steer clear of the playthings. One disgruntled customer even referred to Bunchems’ balls of torment as “a toy spawned from the darkest depths of hell.”

Now Amazon reviewers are making sure their feelings are known about the product and it’s safe to say that they are not impressed.

It’s going to take more than a tangle teezer to free those locks from the unfortunate occupants that have been caught up in them. Instead you’ll need a lot of free time, patience and possibly some nail scissors to free those twisted tresses and matted manes.

If you listen really, really carefully you can hear the sound of thousands of parents taking a pen to their children’s Christmas lists to remove a particular item.