Probably a Coincidence

I recently came across this ad for a do-it-yourself yarn craft project- is it just me, or is this thing seemingly inspired by the Cloverfield monster? The head shape, tusks and long arms are very similar- it's like you're looking at a cutesy, stuffed animal version of said creature.

I'm probably seeing a connection that mostly likely isn't there. I tend to do that a lot. Perhaps if there were some little yarn buildings around it, I could be sure...