{"id":2086928,"date":"2026-08-10T20:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086928"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:33:46","slug":"mike-myers-creepy-as-fuck-the-cat-in-the-hat-costume-goes-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086928","title":{"rendered":"Mike Myers\u2019 \u201ccreepy as fuck\u201d \u2018The Cat In The Hat\u2019 costume goes up for auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mike_myers_2003.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Myers\u2019 \u201ccreepy as fuck\u201d \u2018The Cat In The Hat\u2019 costume goes up for auction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Some have said the eerie face mask is more reminiscent of &#8216;Halloween&#8217; villain Michael Myers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-10T21:33:46+01:00\">10th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mike_myers_2003-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Mike Myers\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Mike Myers at the world premiere of &#8220;The Cat in the Hat&#8221; at Universal Studios, November 8, 2003 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Carlo Allegri\/Getty  Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The original costume worn by Mike Myers in\u00a0<i>The Cat\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Hat\u00a0<\/i>has gone viral after going up for auction.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Austin Powers<\/i>\u00a0star played the character in the\u00a0critically maligned\u00a02003 live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss\u2019 classic children\u2019s book, alongside Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin as the two child leads, as well as\u00a0Alec Baldwin\u00a0and Kelly Preston.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Myers\u2019 original costume is being put up for auction by the memorabilia company Propstore, and the images shared for the lot have been spreading online, with the red and white striped hat and oversized bow tie taking on a horrific, haunted energy without a person inside them.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will run from August 26 to\u00a029\u00a0and you can find out more\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The original Cat in the Hat costume worn by Mike Myers in the \u2018CAT IN THE HAT\u2019 film is now being auctioned off by Propstore. pic.twitter.com\/R2nhUI5bqa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some have pointed out the irony that Mike Myers shares his name with the serial killer from the\u00a0<i>Halloween\u00a0<\/i>franchise, Michael Myers, and drawn comparisons between the two face masks.<\/p>\n<p>It also follows a recent TikTok trend where\u00a0users have recut clips from the film to make them into grim horror videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out reactions to the costume here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The guy who wore it was named Mike Myers? pic.twitter.com\/Lxz0ZZgWwc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Autumndvd (@Autumndvd) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Went from Mike Myers to Michael Myers https:\/\/t.co\/wNWZ902XvG pic.twitter.com\/odDMTU19b5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u231a\ud83c\udf83Samhain\ud83c\udf83\u231a (@SamHain31st) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> pic.twitter.com\/jRIR8dO748<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zeno (@ZenoTheReturn) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018CAT IN THE HAT\u2019 original costume worn by Mike Myers is being auctioned off.<\/p>\n<p>2003                                            2026 pic.twitter.com\/ulBxY1v4pH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cartoon Base (@TheCartoonBase) August 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Propstore is auctioning off Mike Myers\u2019 CAT IN THE HAT costume from the 2003 movie, and if the phrase \u201cnightmare fuel\u201d ever needed a physical representation, this is it.<\/p>\n<p>Look at this fucking thing.<\/p>\n<p>All I can picture is Buffalo Bill finding it in a storage locker and deciding he\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EP1wZIFYrd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone dropping serious cash on Mike Myers\u2019 Cat in the Hat costume is celebrating the single worst children\u2019s movie ever made. A 9% Rotten Tomatoes crime that turned pure Seuss magic into pure trauma and should\u2019ve been buried, not auctioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Endless (@endless_real) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Seuss saw this and decided to remain dead \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mags (@sliceofmags) August 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like those horror TikTok edits aren\u2019t that far off pic.twitter.com\/q2txxZuER1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soundwave | IsaacVO (@SoundwaveXP) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Cat\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Hat\u00a0<\/i>was directed by regular\u00a0Tim Burton\u00a0collaborator Bo Welch\u00a0and was considered a box office failure, grossing $134milion against a budget of $109million. It was nominated for 10 Razzies and sits on a 10 per cent rating on\u00a0<i>Rotten Tomatoes<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s poor reception led to the widow of Dr. Seuss forbidding any future live-action film adaptations of her husband\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>An animated version of the story is in the works, with Bill Hader voicing the title character and\u00a0Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Xochitl Gomez, Giancarlo\u00a0Esposito\u00a0and America Ferrera also in the voice cast. 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class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Freedy-Krueger-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Freedy-Krueger-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018A Nightmare On Elm Street\u2019 reboot is coming<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The original costume worn by Mike Myers in\u00a0<i>The Cat\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Hat\u00a0<\/i>has gone viral after going up for auction.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Austin Powers<\/i>\u00a0star played the character in the\u00a0critically maligned\u00a02003 live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss\u2019 classic children\u2019s book, alongside Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin as the two child leads, as well as\u00a0Alec Baldwin\u00a0and Kelly Preston.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Myers\u2019 original costume is being put up for auction by the memorabilia company Propstore, and the images shared for the lot have been spreading online, with the red and white striped hat and oversized bow tie taking on a horrific, haunted energy without a person inside them.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will run from August 26 to\u00a029\u00a0and you can find out more\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The original Cat in the Hat costume worn by Mike Myers in the \u2018CAT IN THE HAT\u2019 film is now being auctioned off by Propstore. pic.twitter.com\/R2nhUI5bqa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some have pointed out the irony that Mike Myers shares his name with the serial killer from the\u00a0<i>Halloween\u00a0<\/i>franchise, Michael Myers, and drawn comparisons between the two face masks.<\/p>\n<p>It also follows a recent TikTok trend where\u00a0users have recut clips from the film to make them into grim horror videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out reactions to the costume here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The guy who wore it was named Mike Myers? pic.twitter.com\/Lxz0ZZgWwc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Autumndvd (@Autumndvd) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Went from Mike Myers to Michael Myers https:\/\/t.co\/wNWZ902XvG pic.twitter.com\/odDMTU19b5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u231a\ud83c\udf83Samhain\ud83c\udf83\u231a (@SamHain31st) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> pic.twitter.com\/jRIR8dO748<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zeno (@ZenoTheReturn) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018CAT IN THE HAT\u2019 original costume worn by Mike Myers is being auctioned off.<\/p>\n<p>2003                                            2026 pic.twitter.com\/ulBxY1v4pH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cartoon Base (@TheCartoonBase) August 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Propstore is auctioning off Mike Myers\u2019 CAT IN THE HAT costume from the 2003 movie, and if the phrase \u201cnightmare fuel\u201d ever needed a physical representation, this is it.<\/p>\n<p>Look at this fucking thing.<\/p>\n<p>All I can picture is Buffalo Bill finding it in a storage locker and deciding he\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EP1wZIFYrd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone dropping serious cash on Mike Myers\u2019 Cat in the Hat costume is celebrating the single worst children\u2019s movie ever made. A 9% Rotten Tomatoes crime that turned pure Seuss magic into pure trauma and should\u2019ve been buried, not auctioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Endless (@endless_real) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Seuss saw this and decided to remain dead \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mags (@sliceofmags) August 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like those horror TikTok edits aren\u2019t that far off pic.twitter.com\/q2txxZuER1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soundwave | IsaacVO (@SoundwaveXP) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Cat\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Hat\u00a0<\/i>was directed by regular\u00a0Tim Burton\u00a0collaborator Bo Welch\u00a0and was considered a box office failure, grossing $134milion against a budget of $109million. It was nominated for 10 Razzies and sits on a 10 per cent rating on\u00a0<i>Rotten Tomatoes<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s poor reception led to the widow of Dr. Seuss forbidding any future live-action film adaptations of her husband\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>An animated version of the story is in the works, with Bill Hader voicing the title character and\u00a0Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Xochitl Gomez, Giancarlo\u00a0Esposito\u00a0and America Ferrera also in the voice cast. It will be\u00a0released in\u00a0cinemas\u00a0on November 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/mike-myers-creepy-as-fuck-the-cat-in-the-hat-costume-goes-up-for-auction-3961849&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mike_myers_2003.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Mike Myers\u2019 \u201ccreepy as fuck\u201d \u2018The Cat In The Hat\u2019 costume goes up for auction Some have said the eerie face mask is more reminiscent of &#8216;Halloween&#8217; villain Michael Myers By Max Pilley 10th August 2026 Mike Myers at the world premiere of &#8220;The Cat in the Hat&#8221; at Universal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2086928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2086928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2086928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2086928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2086928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}