TWISTED AMERICANA T-SHIRTS
A unique collection of t-shirts inspired by the dark heart of America, the seedy, seemy and dazzlingly deranged.
Welcome to a world of preachers and gamblers, derelict motels and abandoned sanitoriums. Gin joints and night clubs where the dead come to linedance eternity away.
Thompson For Sheriff T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The Thompson For Sheriff T-Shirt is inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's run for Sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado in 1970, an event that became known as The Battle Of Aspen. Ultimately unsuccessful, Thompson managed to carry the city of Aspen...
Robert Johnson T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The myth goes that Robert Leroy Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads in exchange for success. Dead at 27 he never saw the recognition that came his way decades later. Commemorate the influential blues musician with...
Murder Inc T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.An offer you can’t refuse. From the dark heart of American History, the Murder Inc. T-Shirt features a rogues gallery of Mafia Hitmen and Mob Bosses.
Spahn Movie Ranch T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Located above Chatsworth, California, the Spahn Movie Ranch T-Shirt commemorates the infamous movie set and hideout used in numerous western movies and TV serials, and as the base camp for the Manson Family in the late 60's.
Paris, Texas T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
The Paris, Texas T-Shirt is inspired by the cult classic Wim Wenders movie starring the incomparable Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell, and featuring one of the best soundtracks around.
Stillman's Gym T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Legendary boxing trainer Lou Stillman ran the most famous boxing gym in the world. Stillman's Gym saw the likes of Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis pass through its doors during its illustrious history.
William F Buckley vs Gore Vidal T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. In 1968, as the Democrat and Republican Parties held their respective conferences, ABC Television presented a series of televised debates between the right wing William F Buckley Jr and the left wing Gore Vidal. The William F Buckley...
Dead Man's Hand T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.The infamous Dead Man's Hand, Aces and Eights, the final hand held by Wild Bill Hickok in Nuttal and Mann's Saloon on the day he was shot and killed by Jack McCall.
The Zodiac Killer T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.The serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorised California in the late 60's, early 70's. Still unidentified, The Zodiac Killer T-Shirt features one of four cryptograms sent to local newspaper offices.
LA Confidential T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.'Go Back to Jersey, Sonny. This is the City of Angels, And You Haven't Got Any Wings'James Ellroy wrote the novel, Curtis Hanson directed the movie. The ultimate LA Noir and the ultimate Tee.
Screw It... Let's Ride Biker T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.A special T-Shirt for the bikers featuring the iconic biker emblems of the Iron Cross and a skull. A perfect tee for the greaser in your life.
The Charles Manson Trial T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.‘Mr and Mrs America you are wrong.’So begins the infamous speech made by notorious killer and cult leader Charles Manson at the conclusion of the murder trial that saw him sentenced to death.
John Dillinger T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.JOHN DILLINGER the archetypal Public Enemy Number One.Depression era bank robber and star of this unique T-Shirt.
H H Holmes Murder Hotel T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Checking into H H Holmes 'Murder Hotel' was a dangerous business, and a fatal one.This H H HOLMES T-Shirt is inspired by America's first serial killer.
Vintage American Highway T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Check out this brand new and exclusive vintage American Highway T-Shirt. Vintage styled and available nowhere else.
Edward Snowden Traitor T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. Edward Snowden, hero or traitor? Former CIA employee, computer professional and infamous for leaking classified NSA information, Snowden divides opinion. While the internet at large seems to be largely in support, we here at Hellwood can't resist taking...
Frank Sheeran House Painter T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The Frank Sheeran House Painter T-Shirt is a tongue in cheek tee commemorating Jimmy Hoffa's famous first words to Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran, 'I heard you paint houses'. Sheeran confessed on his death bed to the killing of...
The Weather Underground T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The Weather Underground T-Shirt from Hellwood was inspired by the Weather Underground Organisation of the 1960's and 70's, better known as The Weathermen. The group conducted a campaign of bombings through the mid-1970s and took part in actions such as...
Existence Is A Death Cult T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. Many so-called death cults have found infamy. Groups like Jim Jones' Peoples Temple, Heaven's Gate and Aum Shinrikyo have come to define the term as any organization or group that indoctrinate members in devotion or worship of death, suicide...
Gram Parsons T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The Gram Parsons T-Shirt from Hellwood celebrates the country rock legend and former Byrd and Flying Burrito Brother. Gram Parsons short-lived career ended in Room 8 of the Joshua Tree Inn when he was found unresponsive and died later in...
Wild At Heart - Bobby Peru T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. Celebrate Willem Dafoe's career defining performance as Barry Gifford's Bobby Peru in the cult classic film from David Lynch, Wild At Heart. The Wild At Heart - Bobby Peru T-Shirt is just one of a new set of unique and unofficial tees...
The Peoples Temple - Jonestown T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. Jonestown was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project formed by the Peoples Temple, an American religious organization under the leadership of Jim Jones, in northwestern Guyana. Jonestown gained notoriety when on November 18 1978 over...
The Reflecting Skin T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. The Reflecting Skin T-Shirt celebrates Philip Ridley's 1990 horror movie starring Jeremy Cooper, Viggo Mortensen and Lindsay Duncan. Described by its director as a "mythical interpretation" of childhood, the film weaves elements of vampirism, Surrealism, black comedy, and religious zealotry throughout...
Colt 45 - Peacemaker T-Shirt
£20.00
A black or white cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
The Colt Single Action Army, also known as the Colt 45 and the Peacemaker was the legendary gun of the Wild West. The Colt 45 - Peacemaker T-Shirt celebrates the gun that won the West.
Wild West Outlaws T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Head back to the days when the West was still wild and gunslingers ruled the streets of towns that grew into infamy with the unique and exclusive Wild West Outlaws T-Shirt.
Bobby Beausoleil T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Tainted forever by his association with Charles Manson, the Bobby Beausoleil T-Shirt remembers his involvement in recording the soundtrack for Kenneth Anger's Lucifer Rising, replacing the legendary Jimmy Page.
Blind' Willie Johnson T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles. 'Blind' Willie Johnson was a legendary gospel blues singer and guitarist. One of his tracks was included in a selection of music sent out into space on the Voyager space probes, the first of which left the solar system in...
Screamin' Jay Hawkins T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.The Screamin' Jay Hawkins T-Shirt is dedicated to the spiritual father of 'shock rock', the ultimate rhythm and blues frontman.
B52's Love Shack T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Inspired by the classic hit song by the B-52's, the Love Shack T-Shirt from Hellwood features the 'wooden sign at the side of the road that says 15 miles to the Love Shack' along with a vintage Chrysler.
Born To Hustle Roses T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Taken from Charles Bukowski's classic poem 'Consummation of Grief', this stylish typographic t-shirt features the closing line of the poem 'I was born to hustle roses down the Avenue of the Dead.'The Born to Hustle Roses T Shirt is the latest...
Operation Mongoose T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Following the disastrous 'Bay of Pigs' Invasion, the CIA developed Operation Mongoose, from their secret base at the University of Miami.
Under The Dome - Team Barbara T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Based on Stephen King's bestselling novel and the cult TV series, stand on the light side of Chester's Mill with Dale 'Barbie' Barbara and the Under The Dome - Team Barbara T-Shirt.
Under The Dome - Team Rennie T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Based on Stephen King's bestselling novel and the cult TV series, stand on the dark side of Chester's Mill with 'Big' Jim Rennie and the Under The Dome - Team Rennie T-Shirt.
The Earp Brothers T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
The Earp Brothers T-Shirt celebrates the first family of the Wild West. Lawmen, prospectors and survivors of the Gunfight at the OK Corral, the most famous gun battle of the Old West.
Liquor T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
The lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine.
Inspired by the classic Temperance movement slogan, enjoy this original Prohibition era Liquor T-Shirt.
Jack Ruby's Carousel Club T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Mobster, raconteur and ultimately the assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby was also the operator of the Carousel Club in Dallas and is commemorated with this unique Carousel Club T-Shirt.
Jimmy Hoffa T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.The disappearance of Union leader Jimmy Hoffa stands as one of the most infamous unsolved mysteries in American history and provides the inspiration for this unique Jimmy Hoffa T-Shirt.
Wild At Heart - Big Tuna, TX T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.'This Whole World's Wild At Heart and Weird On Top'.Inspired by David Lynch's adaptation of Barry Gifford's cult novel, The Wild At Heart - Big Tuna, TX T-Shirt is an exclusive Wild At Heart design featuring the fictional town of Big Tuna, TX....
Silence of the Lambs T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.The serial killer known as Hannibal the Cannibal spent the greater part of his incarceration under the care of Dr Chiltern at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Commemorate that fact with this exclusive Silence of the Lambs T-Shirt....
Jack Kerouac On The Road T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Celebrate the defining text of the beat movement with this unique Jack Kerouac On The Road T-Shirt.
Cape Fear T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.
Inspired by the cult classic novel by John D. Macdonald and the 1991 Martin Scorsese film of the same name, the Cape Fear T-Shirt from Hellwood Outfitters features Robert De Niro in the lead role of Max Cady.
Winkies Mulholland Drive T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.As featured in David Lynch's award winning Mulholland Drive, check out this full colour Winkies Sunset Blvd T-Shirt
Beware of Artists T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Take heed, they're dodgy folks these artists. A much disputed design given a fresh lease of life. Was it a quote by Queen Victoria or a McCarthy era poster? Who knows, but it is a quality tee.
HUAC T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Originally created in 1938, the House Un-American Activities Committee is perhaps best known for its pivotal role in the Hollywood blacklist of the late 40's.
Watergate Bugging Team T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Inspired by an original design released in the early seventies, this exclusive Watergate Bugging Team T-Shirt commemorates a dark corner of American political history.
Richard Nixon T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.Inspired by the iconic image of an iconic President. He may have been flawed, but he was not a crook. Celebrate the 37th President and the only one to resign in office with this Richard Nixon T-Shirt.
The Doors LA Woman T-Shirt
£20.00
A black cotton t-shirt available in gents and ladies styles.'MOTEL, MONEY, MURDER, MADNESS'Inspired by the classic track by The Doors, this exclusive LA Woman tee features the famous line written by Jim Morrison in all its full colour glory.