--- description: Now Indiana Jones’ fans can re-create one of the more grisly scenes from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' with a face-melting Major Toht candle title: Presenting the Face-Melting Toht Candle image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Re-Create _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ With Face-Melting Toht Candle by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 7:40 AM CUT by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 7:40 AM CUT Now Indiana Jones’ fans can [re-create](http://gizmodo.com/recreate-raiders-goriest-scene-with-a-melting-nazi-cand-1660581222?utm%5Fcampaign=socialflow%5Fgizmodo%5Ftwitter&utm%5Fsource=gizmodo%5Ftwitter&utm%5Fmedium=socialflow "undefined") one of the more grisly scenes from _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ with a melting Toht candle. As the flame burns, the wax face of ruthless Nazi Major Arnold Toht slowly melts off, reports Gizmodo. > [](https://twitter.com/Gizmodo/status/535192995189235713) In Steven Spielberg’s 1981 movie classic, Major Toht, a sinister SS agent, tries to recover the Ark of the Covenant. But he is ultimately thwarted during an excruciatingly gruesome scene where his face oozes off amid blood-curdling screams in one of the world’s most-famous movie deaths. “Just light the wick to set the glorious melting process in motion — there’s no need to seek out the Ark of the Covenant and unceremoniously release its supernatural powers,” the candle’s creators [Firebox](http://www.firebox.com/product/6706/Melting-Toht-Candle?aff=512&awc=550%5F1416459915%5Fae79da4b64c1e7f82297a066d6f5bf17&utm%5Fsource=AffiliateWindow&utm%5Fmedium=Affiliates&utm%5Fcontent=Skimbit&utm%5Fcampaign=TextLink "undefined") say on their website. At $31.29, the Major Toht candle comes complete with a black jacket, fedora and glasses. \[[_Gizmodo_](http://gizmodo.com/recreate-raiders-goriest-scene-with-a-melting-nazi-cand-1660581222?utm%5Fcampaign=socialflow%5Fgizmodo%5Ftwitter&utm%5Fsource=gizmodo%5Ftwitter&utm%5Fmedium=socialflow "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3596671/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-toht-candle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3596671/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-toht-candle/"},"headline":"Re-Create Raiders of the Lost Ark With Face-Melting Toht Candle","datePublished":"2014-11-20T07:40:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:44.468Z","description":"But you'll have to fill in the screams yourself","url":"https://time.com/3596671/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-toht-candle/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Pop Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3596671/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-toht-candle/","name":"Re-Create Raiders of the Lost Ark With Face-Melting Toht Candle"}}]}] ```