For plain splanchnic thrills , nothing beats a classichorror film . FromHalloweentoThe ShiningtoA Nightmare on Elm Street , scary movies dealings in sensational sights and iconic characters intended to make you shrink up in your seat . Because of their reliance on hifalutin villains and elaborate pragmatic effects , there are plenty of iconic repulsion props that have appeared on the auction pulley block over the years . Take a flavour at some of the most worthful screen - used items that have been used to render scares .
1. Zuni Doll (Trilogy of Terror) // $204,000
Anyone who believestelevisioncan’t serve up the nervous stuff has n’t seen 1975’sTrilogy of Terror , the made - for - TV anthology movie written by repugnance fable Richard Matheson anddirectedby Dan Curtis . While the first two segments are forgettable , the third , “ Amelia , ” has stick out . A lonely unmarried woman ( Karen Black ) is terrorized in her apartment by a “ Zuni fetish doll ” she designate to be a gift for her young man but that has come to crimson life story . In 2019 , the prop doll sell at a Profiles in story auction for a astonishing $ 204,000 , blow forth pre - auctionestimatesof $ 12,000 to $ 15,000 .
2. Jason Voorhees’s Costume (Friday the 13th) // $45,000
It ’s a close race , but the most iconichorror movie villaincostume of all might be the tattered rags and hockey mask sported by jilted camping bus Jason Voorhees in theFriday the 13thfranchise . A complete costume from the 2009 remaking — jackets , pant , boots , gloves , and the masque — wasofferedby Profiles in History that same year andsoldfor $ 45,000 .
3. Jack Torrance’s Axe (The Shining) // $209,000
Few rampages are as memorable as the one perpetuated byJack Torrance(Jack Nicholson ) in Stanley Kubrick ’s 1980 adjustment of the Stephen King novelThe Shining . At the goal of the film , an mad Torrance stalks his wife and Word in and around the snowbound Overlook Hotel while wielding an axe , which he finally uses to destroy a privy room access todeliverhis touch argumentation : “ Here ’s Johnny ! , ” which Nicholson improvised . After filming was completed , the ax was purchase by a crew member during a sale of the film ’s prop , costumes , and set ornamentation . He intended to expend it to chop up wood , but luckily , it never serve up its practical design and continue in good condition . The axe was put up for sale by Prop Store in 2019 andsoldfor $ 209,000 .
4. Freddy Krueger’s Costume (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) // $14,900
cleaning woman - broiled villainFreddy Kruegerhaunted cinemas for much of the 1980s . The quaternary sequel , 1989’sA Nightmare on Elm Street 5 : The Dream Child , provided the panic attack and Krueger ’s definitive feeling that fan had come to expect . player Robert Englund ’s wardrobe from that moving picture , includingthe conversant lid and iconic Bolshevik and green sweater , come up for sales agreement during a Premiere Props auction sale in 2014 . Itsoldfor $ 14,900 .
5. Ripley’s Spacesuit (Alien) // $204,800
The bulky spacesuit worn by heroine Ellen Ripley ( Sigourney Weaver ) in 1979’sAlienwas enough to protect Ripley from the terrors of out distance while she tricked the Xenomorph horror of her inner outer space out of an airlock . The suit of clothes , which wassaidto be inspired by samurai armor , was offer for sales event in a 2018 Profiles in History auction and fetch $ 204,800 .
6. Martin Brody’s M1 Garand Rifle (Jaws) // $89,600
The climax to one of the most venerable repugnance films of all time , 1975’sJaws , ask Martin Brody ( Roy Scheider ) aiming an M1 Garand rifle at an melodic line canister he has shoved into the shark ’s giant maw . With one shot , he blows the beast up . Therifleused by Scheider inJawswent up for sale at a Profiles in History auction bridge in 2018 andsoldfor $ 89,600 .
7. Gill-Man Mask (Revenge of the Creature) // $70,000
One of Universal ’s marquise teras was the “ Gill - man , ” the submerged goliath from 1954’sCreature From the Black Lagoon . The character wasdesignedby effect artist Bud Westmore , who was enliven by the Oscar statue bestowed during the Academy Awards . ( He enquire what the blank - faced design would look like with a Pisces head and fins . ) A masquerade used during the filming of the 1955 continuation , Revenge of the Creature , stayed in the Westmore family for decades before it was propose by Profiles in History in 2009 andsoldfor $ 70,000 .
8. Gremlin Puppet (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) // $10,000
While Gizmo is among the more endearing screen characters of the1980sthanks to his star role in 1984’sGremlins , his fellow Mogwai are n’t quite so photogenic . This marionette from the 1990 sequel , brownie 2 : The New Batch , was operated by hand and fishing line of merchandise . Itsoldfor $ 10,000 at a Prop Store auction sale in 2020 .
