11 days ago
The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auction
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auction”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive A special effects axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on sale.
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auction
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian