Horror movie action figure icons for Halloween!

October 31st will soon be upon us so here's a timely look at some spooky vintage action figures and a few of the best horror movie icons to have been immortalized as toys over the years. Happy Halloween!

Hannibal Lecter

NECA have to be hands down one of the best action figure producers for really nailing movie likenesses. The wonderful 7 inch Silence of the Lambs action figure of Anthony Hopkins in his Academy Award-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter was issued as part of their Cult Classics Series 5 and is an amazingly creepy figure.

Rather than a conventional stand, Hannibal the Cannibal comes strapped in a transport gurney and has a removable mask.

	CULT CLASSICS HANNIBAL LECTER ACTION FIGURE NECA LAMBS
			US $13.95	7d 3h 9m

	NECA Cult Classics Figure Hannibal Lecter Silence Lambs
			US $34.99	25d 6h 15m

	Cult Classics HANNIBAL LECTER 7 Action Figure NECA
			US $20.00	20d 7h 22m

Michael Jackson in "Thriller"

As the movie documentary which charts the preparations for what should have been his comeback performance This Is It opens worldwide to rave reviews, fans have also been clamouring for Michael Jackson collectibles and action figures. This forthcoming fully poseable 12 inch (1/6 scale) MJ action figure from Hot Toys is taken from the 1983 Thriller music video - okay, so it wasn't strictly a movie, but at 14 minutes it saw music videos take a new direction, and with An American Werewolf in London director John Landis behind the camera, felt like a genuine film.

Perfect for Halloween, the action figure will come with an interchangeable zombie head and an extra zombie suit.

	Michael Jackson Thriller Hot Toys 12 Figure USA Zombie
			US $174.99	27d 23h 22m

	Hot Toys Michael Jackson Thriller 16 Scale Figure
		1 Bid	US $.99	1d 12h

	Hot Toys 1 6 Michael Jackson Thriller IN STOCK
			US $169.99	13d 16h 57m

Michael Myers in "Halloween"

If I had to choose my personal scariest movie character I'd have to plump for serial killer Michael Myers from the original and best 1978 Halloween movie by John Carpenter. McFarlane Toys released this 6 inch Halloween action figure as part of its Movie Maniacs Series 2 in 1999. The figure was packaged with a diorama background scene with a movie poster replica and accessories.

	McFarlane Movie Maniacs Halloween MICHAEL MYERS
			US $33.50	28d 14h 1m

	McFarlane HALLOWEEN MICHAEL MYERS MOVIE MANIACS MOC
			US $59.99	28d 11h 15m

	MCFARLANE 18 INCH MICHAEL MYERS HALLOWEEN MINT IN BOX
			US $155.00	22d 16h 4m

Béla Lugosi

No round up of horror movie icons would be complete without a mention of the maestro himself, Bela Lugosi! The Hungarian actor's name is synonymous with that of his most famous role as Count Dracula in Tod Browning's classic 1931 Universal Pictures horror flick Dracula, based on Bram Stoker's novel.