Eerie pictures painted by serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who was the inspiration for Stephen King’s hit horror ‘It’, are set to fetch up to $9,000 (£7,000) each at an auction in England.
A number of chilling pictures even feature Pogo the Clown, the evil alter-ego Gacy used to lure children and young men before raping and killing them.
Dubbed the killer clown, Gacy worked as a children’s entertainer and murdered at least 33 teenagers and young men between 1972 and 1978.
Pictures drawn by John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer who helped inspire Stephen King’s ‘IT’, go on sale later this week
The items will go on sale
Gacy killed at least 33 young men and teenagers during his rampage in the 1970s in Chicago
Gacy’s chilling handwritten note suggest that the twisted killer had no remorse for his actions
He sometimes plied them with promises of alcohol and drugs in an attempt to gain their trust – but he would handcuff their hands together before killing them at his home, where the majority of his victims are buried.
Gacy eventually confessed to his crimes in December 1978 and was executed by lethal injection in May 1994.
The action is set to take place on October 15 at Mullock’s auctioneers in Shropshire. Among other items on sale include memorabilia from Henry Lee Lucas, who claims to have killed more than 3,000 people, Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler who killed 11, and a handwritten note from Ted Bundy.
Estimates suggest the 26 items from the twisted criminals will rack in a staggering £39,662.
Ben Jones, consultant at Mullock’s Auctioneers said: ‘We are often presented with interesting consignments within this type of industry and this is certainly an interesting subject that has been fascinating to catalogue.
‘What has been especially interesting, as is with most subjects of this nature, is the research conducted on the individuals involved. It was quite chilling at times to catalogue!
‘We are aware that there are collectors of this type of material across the world and do appreciate that this is a sensitive subject.
‘Many of the Serial Killers are now dead and therefore some items included within the selection may never be available again.’
Gacy also drew this image of Jesus Christ, which will go on sale at Mullock’s auctioneers in Shropshire
This image appears to be Gacy’s own take of the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This rare artwork by Gacy shows birds flying over a sunset and is one of a number of the serial killers which will go on sale. The images are expected to fetch up to $9,000 at auction
Different items from other serial killers will also go to auction. These are the hand prints belonging to serial killer Anthony Sowell, who strangled 11 women to death in Cleveland
This eerie image painted by Sowell shows an open grave and the grim reaper standing next to it in a field with other tombstones
This photo shows a burning skull, also painted by Sowell. The killer, who is now on death row, was charged with eleven counts of aggravated murder and over 70 counts of rape, kidnapping, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse