8 Rad Horror Movie Cars We Want to Own

This sleek-looking submarine of a futuristic car was the perfect tool for an undead boyfriend to come back to life with, help get his old girlfriend back, and exact revenge on the bullies that murdered him.

Also known as the Dodge M4S, the Interceptor was one of the most memorable parts of The Wraith, an underrated sci-fi horror flick from 1986 starring Charlie Sheen and Sherilyn Flynn.

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“Hey jerk! Speed kills!” Horror movie cars don’t get much more iconic than a masked Michael Myers stomping on his brakes after Annie yells at him to slow down on the neighborhood roads. The station wagon becomes somewhat of a warning sign to viewers, as you can spot it parked on the road in various scenes before Michael makes his attacks.

Recently, director John Carpenter reunited with the original car at Pennsylvania Steel City Con.

Almost as recognizable as the Tall Man himself, the Plymouth Barracuda in the Phantasm series is one of the coolest muscle cars in the horror genre. Scoped out a year before shooting, Don Coscarelli thought it would be the perfect vehicle for our heroes to fight off the damned.

The original sat in art director David Brown’s driveway for several years after the film was released. After being sold for a mere $2,500, the car hasn’t been seen or heard of since. This is a major bummer.

Also known as the 1981 Western Star 4800, the Happy Toyz truck was the main antagonist of Maximum Overdrive, the only feature film that Stephen King ever directed.

Complete with red glowing eyes in a giant Green Goblin head, the semi served as a formidable foe to Emilio Estevez and company.

Definitely the most villainous car in horror, the beautiful, bright red Christine was possessed and protective of her owner, Arnie, and quick to run down and murder his bullies and love interests.

Fun fact: Christine’s original color was initially described as a darker “Autumn Red” in Stephen King’s original novel, but it would later become the iconic “fire-engine red” we all know from the film.

Ash Williams wouldn’t be as iconic as he is without his yellow 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale. The car would make an appearance in every Evil Dead film, go through an awesome transformation into “The Deathcoaster” in Army of Darkness, and appear in most of Sam Raimi’s other feature films, like Crimewave, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

The original car was originally bought brand new as a gift from Sam Raimi’s father.

In very few movies, you get to see the antagonist use the car as a weapon, and that’s exactly what Kurt Russell does in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof.

Re-designed as a stunt car, Stuntman Mike uses the Chevy Nova to stalk and murder unsuspecting women. The Nova might as well be its own character in Death Proof and helps provide one of the all-time best car chase scenes in cinema.

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Needing no true introduction because of its notoriety, the Ecto 1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Sentinel limo-style enloader combination car. The Ghostbusters use the Ecto-1 on their adventures, making it their official ride with a siren that no one can forget.

It wasn’t too much of an undertaking for the team, either… it only needed some suspension work, shocks, brakes, brake pads, linings, steering box, transmission, read end, new rings, mufflers, and a little wiring… for only $4,800!

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