whether it’s a hack stabbed or bludgeon
I’m just gonna bash your brains the
weapons used in the horror genre have
earned a chilling spot in our memories
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
iconic weapons in horror movies
movie for this list we’re focusing on
the most recognizable or memorable
lethal instruments from our most
favorite horror films whether used by
the villains or by the victims number 10
flamethrower the thing we got to just
burn these things kill it with fire nope
but in a literal sense in this John
Carpenter sci-fi horror a research team
goes head-to-head with a shape-shifting
alien and this weaponized fire propeller
just so happened to be the only method
of destroying well the thing Mac wants
the flamethrower Mac wants the what
that’s what he said now move no other
weapon looks as badass when being
wielded by none other than the bearded
Kurt Russell watch and learn
number nine boomstick or shotgun the
evil dead franchise
I shall see you dead the 12-gauge
double-barreled Remington is a trusty
companion of this horror franchises
protagonist you got bad however it
didn’t receive the title of boomstick
until 1992 s army of darkness
all right you primitive screwheads
listen up see this this is my boomstick
whether being used to blow away the
corpses of his possessed friends or
blasting his alter-ego in the face this
shotgun has stuck with him and the evil
dead through thick and thin Ash’s
signature weapon is even used by the new
cast in the series reboot number 8 steak
Bram Stoker’s Dracula cup it’s one of
the oldest and best known methods of
killing the blood sucking creatures
known as vampires
a sharpened wooden instrument driven
through the heart of the so called
immortal Undead
it’s an effective and timeless weapon
that instantly ends their lives case in
point
take the stick in your left hand Lucy
and Bram Stoker’s Dracula however and
somewhat ironically the titular vamp
didn’t actually die from a wooden stake
it was a bowie knife that finished the
deed in much the same way number seven
hook yeah I know what you did last
summer franchise while we saw the use of
this weapon in Candyman be it’s in this
slasher flick franchise that we see it
was used even more fittingly considering
the movie psycho killer is a former
fisherman let’s just pretend you some
escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand
and we’re doing everybody a favor for
being impaled with this instrument never
seemed more painful until we see it
being used by I know what you did last
summer’s antagonist
inspired by the urban legend of an
escaped serial killer this movie and its
slickered villain really had us hook
number 6 sickle children of the corn we
want to give you peace as you may have
already guessed this agricultural tool
wasn’t primarily used to harvest crops
in the supernatural horror flick
as skeptical as we might have initially
been about the sickles effectiveness as
a weapon it wasn’t until we witnessed an
army of children wielding them that we
recognized its true terror and power
this cult of minors utilized every
lethal object at their disposal but it
was this bladed tool that frequently got
the job done and done well you got a
pretty sick way of celebrating it pal
number five axe American Psycho I like
to dissect girls did you know an utterly
insane almost nothing beats the
satisfaction of hacking your victim to
death with an axe unless of course
you’re hacking them to death to a hit
80’s pop track song so catchy most
people probably don’t listen to the word
Patrick Bateman recognized this truth in
American Psycho the mix of his Huey
Lewis monologue the clear raincoat and
the two men’s overall nonchalant vibe
made this arguably one of the best
scenes in the psychological black comedy
the ax makes a bold statement in this
genre though we can’t forget it’s like
kana cues in the shining as well here’s
Johnny number four
chainsaw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
franchise
the mere revving of this mechanical
devices engine probably has most people
at least a little nervous but thanks to
both Patrick Bateman and this slasher
flick it’s made even more people shiver
in fear the chainsaw becomes even more
frightening upon discovering the psycho
who’s crazy enough to use it and a
murderous cannibal donning a mask of
human skin just might be that psycho
leather face lets loose all his carnage
on a group of unsuspecting friends with
the signature weapon the really
perplexing question though is how was he
able to run so fast carrying such a
heavy tool
number three machete the Friday the 13th
franchise we weren’t doing anything we
were just messing this long cleaver like
knife became a favorite of the
hockey-mask killer from the Friday the
13th films it may not be as flashy as
some of the other entries but it’s
arguably one of the most effective jason
used this lethal tool to stab slice
and decapitate a copious amount of
victims throughout the film sequels and
reboots following the death of his
mother by machete Jason Voorhees weapon
doesn’t only carry the blood of his many
victims but possibly the only memory he
holds up her number two kitchen knife
the Halloween franchise while it’s the
most common household weapon on this
list appearing in many films like psycho
no one can doubt the efficacy of such a
simple tool the infamous Halloween
killer Michael Myers acquainted himself
with this for the first time at the
tender age of six when he murdered his
own sister with it now being universally
recognized as a deadly instrument
outside of its designated room we
believe it’s safe to assume the masked
murderer wouldn’t be cutting up
vegetables with one if he was caught in
your kitchen before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions this car is a hundred percent
death Proof
Oh way to get the benefit of it honey
need to be sitting in my seat
number one clawed glove be a Nightmare
on Elm Street franchise
this weapon needs no introduction
being the signature device of the
murderous villain that lives in our
dreams but seemed like he was still in
the role with me assembled from sheet
metal pipes fishing knives and rivets
this diabolical contraption just screams
fear while the bladed leather garment
was used to cloth scrape and mane his
victims it wasn’t just the glove that
terrified us but also Freddy Krueger’s
construct abhor dream or reality this
villains weapon was all too real for us
and that’s why we’ve given it our number
one spot then good god do you agree with
our list I don’t believe it I just don’t
believe it which horror movie weapon
kept you sleeping with a light on
for more chilling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com it’s all started to sound
the same well it’s not
I’m just gonna bash your brains the
weapons used in the horror genre have
earned a chilling spot in our memories
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
iconic weapons in horror movies
movie for this list we’re focusing on
the most recognizable or memorable
lethal instruments from our most
favorite horror films whether used by
the villains or by the victims number 10
flamethrower the thing we got to just
burn these things kill it with fire nope
but in a literal sense in this John
Carpenter sci-fi horror a research team
goes head-to-head with a shape-shifting
alien and this weaponized fire propeller
just so happened to be the only method
of destroying well the thing Mac wants
the flamethrower Mac wants the what
that’s what he said now move no other
weapon looks as badass when being
wielded by none other than the bearded
Kurt Russell watch and learn
number nine boomstick or shotgun the
evil dead franchise
I shall see you dead the 12-gauge
double-barreled Remington is a trusty
companion of this horror franchises
protagonist you got bad however it
didn’t receive the title of boomstick
until 1992 s army of darkness
all right you primitive screwheads
listen up see this this is my boomstick
whether being used to blow away the
corpses of his possessed friends or
blasting his alter-ego in the face this
shotgun has stuck with him and the evil
dead through thick and thin Ash’s
signature weapon is even used by the new
cast in the series reboot number 8 steak
Bram Stoker’s Dracula cup it’s one of
the oldest and best known methods of
killing the blood sucking creatures
known as vampires
a sharpened wooden instrument driven
through the heart of the so called
immortal Undead
it’s an effective and timeless weapon
that instantly ends their lives case in
point
take the stick in your left hand Lucy
and Bram Stoker’s Dracula however and
somewhat ironically the titular vamp
didn’t actually die from a wooden stake
it was a bowie knife that finished the
deed in much the same way number seven
hook yeah I know what you did last
summer franchise while we saw the use of
this weapon in Candyman be it’s in this
slasher flick franchise that we see it
was used even more fittingly considering
the movie psycho killer is a former
fisherman let’s just pretend you some
escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand
and we’re doing everybody a favor for
being impaled with this instrument never
seemed more painful until we see it
being used by I know what you did last
summer’s antagonist
inspired by the urban legend of an
escaped serial killer this movie and its
slickered villain really had us hook
number 6 sickle children of the corn we
want to give you peace as you may have
already guessed this agricultural tool
wasn’t primarily used to harvest crops
in the supernatural horror flick
as skeptical as we might have initially
been about the sickles effectiveness as
a weapon it wasn’t until we witnessed an
army of children wielding them that we
recognized its true terror and power
this cult of minors utilized every
lethal object at their disposal but it
was this bladed tool that frequently got
the job done and done well you got a
pretty sick way of celebrating it pal
number five axe American Psycho I like
to dissect girls did you know an utterly
insane almost nothing beats the
satisfaction of hacking your victim to
death with an axe unless of course
you’re hacking them to death to a hit
80’s pop track song so catchy most
people probably don’t listen to the word
Patrick Bateman recognized this truth in
American Psycho the mix of his Huey
Lewis monologue the clear raincoat and
the two men’s overall nonchalant vibe
made this arguably one of the best
scenes in the psychological black comedy
the ax makes a bold statement in this
genre though we can’t forget it’s like
kana cues in the shining as well here’s
Johnny number four
chainsaw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
franchise
the mere revving of this mechanical
devices engine probably has most people
at least a little nervous but thanks to
both Patrick Bateman and this slasher
flick it’s made even more people shiver
in fear the chainsaw becomes even more
frightening upon discovering the psycho
who’s crazy enough to use it and a
murderous cannibal donning a mask of
human skin just might be that psycho
leather face lets loose all his carnage
on a group of unsuspecting friends with
the signature weapon the really
perplexing question though is how was he
able to run so fast carrying such a
heavy tool
number three machete the Friday the 13th
franchise we weren’t doing anything we
were just messing this long cleaver like
knife became a favorite of the
hockey-mask killer from the Friday the
13th films it may not be as flashy as
some of the other entries but it’s
arguably one of the most effective jason
used this lethal tool to stab slice
and decapitate a copious amount of
victims throughout the film sequels and
reboots following the death of his
mother by machete Jason Voorhees weapon
doesn’t only carry the blood of his many
victims but possibly the only memory he
holds up her number two kitchen knife
the Halloween franchise while it’s the
most common household weapon on this
list appearing in many films like psycho
no one can doubt the efficacy of such a
simple tool the infamous Halloween
killer Michael Myers acquainted himself
with this for the first time at the
tender age of six when he murdered his
own sister with it now being universally
recognized as a deadly instrument
outside of its designated room we
believe it’s safe to assume the masked
murderer wouldn’t be cutting up
vegetables with one if he was caught in
your kitchen before we unveil our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions this car is a hundred percent
death Proof
Oh way to get the benefit of it honey
need to be sitting in my seat
number one clawed glove be a Nightmare
on Elm Street franchise
this weapon needs no introduction
being the signature device of the
murderous villain that lives in our
dreams but seemed like he was still in
the role with me assembled from sheet
metal pipes fishing knives and rivets
this diabolical contraption just screams
fear while the bladed leather garment
was used to cloth scrape and mane his
victims it wasn’t just the glove that
terrified us but also Freddy Krueger’s
construct abhor dream or reality this
villains weapon was all too real for us
and that’s why we’ve given it our number
one spot then good god do you agree with
our list I don’t believe it I just don’t
believe it which horror movie weapon
kept you sleeping with a light on
for more chilling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com it’s all started to sound
the same well it’s not
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