Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction
Rising2 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days - a further 2 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 6 Oct, 09:00Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction1 outlet
- 8 Oct, 13:39Axe From ‘The Shining,’ Star Child From ‘2001’ up For Auction3 outlets
original reportingcopies
Tue, 6 October 2026peak 3 reports on Thu, 8 October 2026Thu, 8 October 2026
What it is about
Jack NicholsonStanley KubrickJack TorranceWendyShelley DuvallScatman CrothersStephen LenzLos AngelesLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomNew York, United StatesParis, France (General), France
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
The Guardian World
991thewhale.com
kbat.com
power96radio.com
6 Oct, 09:00over 2 days8 Oct, 13:39
How it spread - 2 original reports, 2 reprints
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World09:00first to report
Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive The 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. Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance, uses the axe to hack out an opening in a locked door protecting his terrified wife Wendy, played by Shelley Duvall. It is also the murder weapon in the killing of Scatman Crothers’ character, Dick...
Thu, 8 October 2026
1 report- 991thewhale.com13:39
Items from director Stanley Kubick’s personal collection to be sold, with the “Here’s Johnny” weapon expected to go for $40,000-65,000.
2 reprints
- kbat.com8 Oct, 13:39their copy
- power96radio.com8 Oct, 13:39their copy