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This Artist Turns Iconic ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Illustrations into Custom Toys

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Production is now underway on director André Øvredal‘s film adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, being produced by Guillermo del Toro. Recently, del Toro confirmed that artist Stephen Gammell’s illustrations will be faithfully brought to life in the film, which has us very excited about what promises to be a terrifying movie.

On a related note, how about some Scary Stories toys?!

We’ve profiled the work of customizer Readful Things a few times in the recent past here on BD, as he’s impressed us with his custom horror toys and even horror VHS art pieces. Today, we wanted to shine the spotlight on his many Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-inspired toys, based on Gammell’s aforementioned illustrations that still give us nightmares.

A couple of these are currently available in the Readful Things Etsy shop, but we encourage you to drop the shop a line through Etsy if you’d like to make a custom order for any others.

Childhood nightmares resume in 3, 2, 1…

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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NECA Shows Off New Leatherface Toys for ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ 50th Anniversary

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NECA Leatherface

It’s a big year for Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, as the 1970s horror classic celebrates its 50th anniversary. In addition to a new map in Gun Interactive’s video game, which is launching on March 28, we also know that a 50th anniversary 4K set is on the way.

Additionally, NECA has previewed two brand new Leatherface toys that will be releasing this year, both of them based on the horror classic that started the franchise back in 1974.

Part of the Toony Terrors line, they’re based on two different Leatherface outfits.

The company previews, “Bring the fun of Saturday morning cartoons to your horror collection with the adorable little creeps of Toony Terrors, NECA’s line of stylized horror icons!

“We are thrilled to kick off the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1974 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre with two new Leatherface 6-inch scale Toony action figures. Get a fresh take on our classic Leatherface figure with this version featuring new bloody deco and updated chainsaw deco. Also available is an all-new, fan requested version of Leatherface in his “Pretty Woman” look, complete with chainsaw and iconic armadillo display base.”

Both figures come in commemorative 50th anniversary blister card packaging with cut-out cardbacks featuring original art by NECA painter Geoff Trapp.

The 50th anniversary toys are set to begin shipping in June 2024.

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NECA Leatherface toys

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