We can all agree that the in-ring debut of Bray Wyatt’s new
Fiend persona at last night’s WWE SummerSlam was all kinds of impressive. Oh,
and sinister. Yep, definitely, definitely hugely sinister.
The whole Fiend shtick was eerie on so many different levels
at WWE’s annual summer extravaganza, but one of the most jaw-dropping elements
of the overall Fiend package was Bray Wyatt’s new lantern.
As The Eater of Worlds made his chills-inducing way to the
ring, there was initial confusion as to what was happening, the music, what he was wearing,
what he was holding – and then there was the realisation that, yes, The Fiend’s
lantern was essentially the decapitated head of Bray Wyatt.
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Now, a closer look at this brilliant-yet-disturbing lamp has
surfaced online.
There’s Wyatt’s elongated mouth, there’s Wyatt’s eyes stitched
shut, and there’s the clever incorporating of the lantern’s handle into Wyatt's hair – and this all leads to an end result that is enough to scare the sh*t out
of even the most ardent of horror hounds!
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Famously, Tom Savini and his team created the creepy mask of
The Fiend, and this new lantern looks as if it could easily have been pulled –
much like the mask – from one of the classic horror movies Savini has worked on
throughout his legendary career.
For those who missed the SummerSlam show, The Fiend would easily
dispatch of Finn Balor within only a few minutes thanks to the Mandible Claw.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.
