Top 10 Must-Own Horror Toys: Texas Chainsaw Massacre Edition
John Squires
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Kinda sorta cheating by including two toys in one here, but allow me to explain. Released by Mezco, these two 12″ deluxe figures were put out at the same time, the one pictured on the left available at all retailers and the one on the right available exclusively through Mezco’s online outlet, Mezco Direct. The former of course depicts Leatherface as he’s seen throughout most of the original film while the latter toy is based on his look during the dinner scene at the end, and I’ve gotta go ahead and consider these two figures the best we’ve seen, based on those two looks. NECA put out two similar looking toys in their Cult Classics line, but I’m more of a fan of Mezco’s offerings when it comes to these. Both have recently been selling for around $60 a piece.
Sideshow Collectibles also gave some love to Leatherface’s dinner outfit with this ‘Premium Format’ statue that stood 19 inches tall and was limited to just 200 pieces worldwide. No doubt the most expensive and impressive Leatherface collectible ever produced, the figure was cast in high-quality polystone and his outfit reproduced in real fabric. The detail on this thing is absolutely incredible (right down to the cut on his leg), and it’s the closest you can get to actually having Leatherface hanging out in your room. As you’d probably expect given the quality and limited nature, these statues can nowadays be purchased for no less than a few hundred bucks, oftentimes much more.
Mezco spiced up the monotonous world of Texas Chainsaw Massacre toys big time with a Chop Top figure in Cinema of Fear Series 1, one of the most requested horror toys of all time. The first and only Chop Top figure ever made, he came packaged with a slew of different accessories, including an alternate wig-wearing head, alternate hands and even the corpse he parades around in the 1986 sequel, which is actually the corpse of he and Leatherface’s brother; the Hitchhiker (aka Nubbins Sawyer) from the original film. This toy has become increasingly hard to find on eBay, often selling for upwards of $100.
Cinema of Fear Series 2 saw the release of another toy based on the second film in the franchise, this time allowing us to finally add the Leatherface seen in that movie to our collection. Given how much I loved his look in Part 2, this is one of my personal favorite Leatherface toys ever made, and in fact it’s the only real action figure of him that’s even been released, based on his appearance in the sequel (Mezco did also put out a plush version of Part 2 Leatherface, which almost made it onto the list). This Leatherface came not just with his chainsaw and a cleaver, but also L.G.’s face and even the electric knife he used to cut it off. The figure currently sells for upwards of $50.
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