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
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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 what's the what
that's what he said no mold 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
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the 12-gauge double-barreled Remington
is a trusty companion of this horror
franchises protagonist you got back
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 company 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 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
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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 I'm
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 a
tease pop track song so catchy
most people 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 5 made this arguably one of
the best scenes in the psychological
black comedy
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the ax makes a bold statement in this
genre though we can't forget it's like
kana cues in the shining as well there's
Jamie number four chainsaw The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre franchise
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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
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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 through
Oh way to get the benefit of it
in my seat
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number one Claude glove and Nightmare on
Elm Street franchise
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this weapon needs no introduction
being the signature device of the
murderous villain that lives in our
dreams but seemed like he was still
rolling 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 up horror dream or reality
this villains weapon was all too real
for us and that's why we've given it our
number 1 spot 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 the light on
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