Candy monster (creature)

The candy monster appears in Candy Monster, as Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained #76.

History
In "Candy Monster," after Dipper concludes a section in his video recording, it startled Dipper and starts to cause havoc in his room. As Dipper wakes up Mabel it starts eating their summerween candy. As Dipper equips himself with golf clubs and a garbage can as weapons and armor made out of stuffed animals found in his room. He then advances towards the creature in a matter to trap it by luring it with candy, but the monster catches on and flees away. Without hesitation the twins run after the beast. The creature proves to be a problem for the twins to capture as it begins to make a mess of the Shack, wastes their candy and even attacks Dipper. When all seems lost, the monster accidentally steps on the TV remote and opens it to a movie that Dipper likes. The TV has an hypnotic effect on the creature and calms it down. Shortly after, Dipper is also enthralled by the television.

After all is well Dipper, Mabel and the monster watch the movie together. Soos is seen saying hello to the twins and even the monster who he mistakes for Grunkle Stan. Dipper then concludes this recording and says that the next one will probably be about finding a way to get rid of the candy eating monster, but Soos is confused and asks the monster, who he believes to be Stan, what Dipper is talking about.

Appearance
The creature is a short, rotund, tan-orange creature with large light-yellow eyes with red pupils, fangs, a blue tongue and short, stubby legs.

Trivia
The Candy Monster is possibly a reference the the Candy Monster in one of Bil Lepp's stories.