10 Awesome Horror Movie Toys That Were Never Released!
John Squires
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Speaking of NECA, they made a couple different Shaun of the Dead toys around the time of the film’s release, giving both Shaun and his best friend Ed the plastic treatment. Ed was packaged in a two-pack with Shaun, and the plan was to subsequently release Ed on his own, in zombie form, as part of Series 2 of their Cult Classics Hall of Fame line. The series ended up coming out, but Zombie Ed was not included. Oddly enough, a quick search on eBay turns up a bunch of these unproduced toys, Chinese knockoffs that look pretty damn close to the way the prototype above does. Not sure what the story is with that, but they’re there if ya want them!
We finish things off by going old school, all the way back to the glorious 1980s. LJN made all sorts of fun horror toys in the 80s, including a Freddy squirt head and Freddy and Jason squirt balls, the latter of which also included squirt balls of two of their victims. In 1987 they planned on continuing the theme of turning vicious killers into kid-friendly squirt toys with these Freddy and Jason water guns. Dubbed the “Monster Squirt” assortment, Freddy made it to the prototype stage, while only concept art for the Jason gun was produced. From the looks of the vendor catalog image above, it appears as if Freddy’s gun was supposed to shoot water from his mouth, while pushing down on Jason’s arms would unleash a torrent of water from the head of his trusty axe. You’ve just gotta love the ’80s!
Which of these toys would you most like to own? And do you know of any other awesome toys that were never produced? Drop a comment below and let us know!
