Happy Friday the 13th!

 

The Evolution of Jason's Mask

 

Evolution of the Jason Voorhees Mask

Hope everyone is enjoying happy, and lucky, Friday the 13th today...

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Friday the 13th Jason Cut-Out Mask

Well, somehow the Yellow Phantom made it halfway through the day before realizing that it was Friday the 13th!?! This odd oversight leads us to a rarity here on the Blood Curdling Blog of Monster Masks... the infamous double post o' doom...

This Jason Vorhees cut-out mask was a free download on the official Friday the 13th movie website. Unfortunately the site is long gone and replaced with a "buy the Blu-Ray" page...

How to Get a Mask Just Like Jason's

Back in the Winter of '92, the folks at Gorezone were apparently so sick and tired of receiving fan mail inquiring about how to get a Jason mask, that they decided to launch the official "How Can I Get a Mask Just Like Jason's" contest. One lucky winner would get the actual hockey mask used in Friday the 13, Part VII. I wonder who ended up with the prize? 15 less lucky winners would receive a Jason poster.

Cinema Secrets Mask Ad

In the early to mid 90's, Cinema Secrets was producing the best mass produced masks on the market. The sculptures and finishing work were vastly superior to anything that Don Post Studios or Distortions was producing at the time. To be fair, the prices of Cinema Secrets masks reflected the quality, as they were typically the most expensive mass produced masks to be found at the time.

By 1994, Cinema Secrets had secured three big licenses in the form of Freddy Kruger, Jason and Leather Face. The deluxe versions of these masks were all very collectible versions of the slashers. All three could be seen in ads that ran in Fango during the late summer months of 1994...

Cinema Secrets Freddy, Jason and Leather Face Masks

The ad ran in both color and black and white. In addition to the licensed characters, some of Cinema Secrets original "Halloween FX" character designs  could be seen. I was always a huge fan of the "Scary Crow" mask and the "Delux O-Beast Troll" mask.