NECA Turns I Know What You Did Last Summer’s Fisherman Into a Toony Terrors Figure
With The Fisherman, NECA has gone and done it again, dipping its blood-splattered toe into late-90s slasher nostalgia by announcing a brand new Toony Terrors figure based on one of the most perpetually damp killers in horror history. Yes, the Fisherman from I Know What You Did Last Summer is finally getting the cartoon treatment, and somehow it works far better than it has any right to.
Officially titled I Know What You Did Last Summer – Toony Terrors Fisherman 6” Scale Action Figure, the figure is set to open for pre-orders on January 13, 2026 through the NECA Store and all the usual NECA-friendly retailers. Standing at six inches tall, this is the first time the Fisherman has ever been immortalised in plastic in any form, which feels wild considering he has been lurking around rain slickers and docks since 1997.
NECA Turns the Fisherman Into a Toony Terrors Slasher Icon
As with the rest of the Toony Terrors line, NECA has leaned hard into exaggerated Saturday-morning-cartoon aesthetics. The Fisherman is all sharp teeth, hunched posture, and oversized hook, looking less like a silent stalker and more like he might chase Scooby-Doo down a pier while shaking his fist. He comes with a hook accessory and an interchangeable hooked hand, because even in cartoon form, the Fisherman still needs options when it comes to impalement.
Packaging sticks with NECA’s classic blister card presentation, perfectly in keeping with the retro toy-aisle energy the company has made a hallmark of the Toony Terrors range. It is designed to look like something you would have begged your parents for in the 90s, only to be quietly judged for afterward.
The Fisherman and His Place in 90s Slasher History
For anyone who somehow missed the late-90s teen slasher boom, I Know What You Did Last Summer arrived in 1997 riding the post-Scream wave, bringing Kevin Williamson’s slasher sensibilities to a more melodramatic, rain-soaked coastal setting. The film follows a group of friends who cover up a fatal hit-and-run accident, only to be stalked a year later by a mysterious killer dressed in a slicker and armed with a massive hook.
The Fisherman quickly became an icon of the era. He was less chatty than Ghostface, less theatrical than Freddy, but no less determined. His design was simple, practical, and instantly recognisable, which is exactly why it translates so well into the Toony Terrors style. Strip away realism, exaggerate the shapes, and you still know exactly who this is at a glance.
The franchise went on to spawn I Still Know What You Did Last Summer in 1998, which leaned harder into tropical locations and increasingly improbable murder logistics, followed by I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer in 2006, which went straight to video and is probably best left drifting in the same foggy void as the Fisherman himself. A television reboot arrived in 2021, proving that guilt, secrets, and coastal trauma remain evergreen.
NECA’s Toony Terrors Line Keeps Expanding
The Toony Terrors line has quietly become one of NECA’s most enjoyable and accessible horror collections. While the Ultimate line focuses on screen accuracy and articulation, Toony Terrors is where NECA embraces pure horror iconography. Over the years, the range has included stylised versions of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Chucky, Ghostface, Pennywise, Beetlejuice, Leatherface, Ash Williams, and even deeper cuts like the Creeper from Jeepers Creepers and Herbert West from Re-Animator.
The Fisherman fits neatly into that lineup. His silhouette, costume, and weapon are instantly readable, even when pushed into cartoon proportions. It also opens the door for potential companions. A Julie James figure, a slicker-free Ben Willis, or even a cartoonised Barry Cox with suspiciously perfect hair would not feel out of place on the shelf.
Whether you are a long-time NECA collector, a fan of I Know What You Did Last Summer, or someone who simply enjoys seeing hardened slashers reduced to oddly charming murder goblins, the Toony Terrors Fisherman is an easy sell. It is nostalgic, creepy, and just playful enough to remind you that horror does not always have to be serious to be effective.
Pre-orders open January 13, 2026, and if history has taught us anything, it is that when NECA announces a new Toony Terrors figure, it tends to vanish faster than a body dumped off a coastal road.
