Yes, it’ll leave a bad taste

Capturing attention in a stunt-filled media world isn’t easy. Thus, swag: eye-catching items that pit promoters’ imaginations against seen-it-all recipients.

This week’s winner: a Halloween-esque baby’s pacifier that’s short on comfort, long on bite.

What it’s selling: the DVD release of third-season episodes of “Angel,” the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” spinoff featuring Buffy’s ex-lover, who moved to Los Angeles to find redemption, of all things.

The tagline: “Angel is about to find out that teething is hell for baby vampires.”