LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Boris Karloff's 1931 Universal Pictures contract to play the role of Frankenstein's monster was purchased for $12,925 at an auction in Los Angeles.
The "Monsters & Magic" sale was conducted by Julien Entertainment of Hollywood in association with Odyssey Auctions of Corona, Calif.
Also sold at the auction that was also held on eBay was the bow tie worn by actor Bela Lugosi in a 1940s stage production of "Dracula, which went for $7,050 and the razor glove worn by Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in the 1989 horror film sequel, "Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child," which brought $6,169.
Freddy's well-known costume, a red and green striped long-sleeved wool sweater, was purchased for $3,819.
A metal and wood model of a dinosaur used in the 1933 classic, "King Kong," sold for $41,125, and a prop gas bomb grenade thrown at King Kong in the film went for $8,519.
A winning bidder paid $4,818 for actor Patrick Stewart's Captain Picard costume worn in the 2002 film, "Star Trek: Nemesis."
