Guest Author - Andy Boxall

Wandering around the Internet recently, I happened to be looking for some Evil Dead related news about a rumoured forthcoming DVD release, when I stumbled on an intriguing link named www.evildeadchainsaws.com and with an address like that I simply had to visit! What I found were some of the finest reproductions of one of the most iconic horror movie weapons ever.

Evildeadchainsaws is run by a UK based Evil Dead fan with an amazing talent for re-creating the famous chainsaws used in the movie. His background in Film and TV must help, as there is no denying that the items he makes are as close as you will get to the ‘real’ thing, almost worthy of being considered works of art.

What makes these special is the fact that they actually work! Yep, spinning blades, smoke outlets and a hidden hand grip for those users not wishing to lose one of their hands in the search for the ultimate in authenticity! Honestly, I want to be invited to a big fancy dress party, just so I have a good excuse to get the credit card out. Beware though, these things are not cheap and their uniqueness is reflected in the price…it could be quite a temptation for the dedicated fan though!

Browsing the chainsaw site reminded me of another that I discovered a while back, that of www.nighmaregloves.com, where, you guessed it, reproduction versions of Freddy Krueger’s bladed glove can be purchased. The owner of this website is a true fan of the Nightmare movies and by the look of the pictures on the website, as much of an artist as the owner of evildeadchainsaws.

Priced in the same way as the chainsaws; to reflect the time, love, care and attention that goes into building an item such as this, horror fans will again have to control their wallets visiting this site! Each different style of glove from the various movies are available to purchase, including a really nice example used in Freddy vs. Jason.

Unfortunately, as a poor writer, I won’t be ordering from both these websites anytime soon (which also stops me from having to convince my wife our life will be better with these), however, both sites deserve all the business they get as their products look great. For now I will just have to imagine what the Deluxe ‘Workshed’ Chainsaw and the ‘Versus’ Glove would look like on the wall of my office!