While this old ad was published almost two decades before rubber and vacuform masks were manufactured commercially, it is still a very cool piece of Halloween and monster mask history. 90 years after this catalog was published, these old gauze masks and hat masks are still just as creepy as ever...
Advertisements from decades past that depict trick or treaters wearing masks really makes my guts feel good. Happy October Creeps!
Tonight at 7pm CST on the Devil's Workshop website, the 25th anniversary resurrection series of the Werebat will be available for purchase. Limited to 25 sets that include a Werebat mask and matching hands, bagged with a signed and numbered header card. Production of the Werebats was done at the legendary Zagone Studios.
I re-sculpted the Werebat back in August for this release...
The DW25 Resurrection release features a Werebat mask and matching pair of hands...
And all 25 sets are bagged with a signed and numbered header card...
At well over 100 pages, I had originally decided to limit the posts of 1962 Gordon's Novelty Catalog to those bearing masks, however there are some fantastic Halloween related pages, and it is October after all. 'Tis the season!
The 1962 Gordon's Novelty Catalog is chocked full of pages of early rubber mask goodness which include brands such as Topstone, Bayshore, and Don Post Studios as well as vacuform plastic Halco masks...
October is finally here and what better way to usher in some feel good vibes than with a look at some photos of some vintage Halloween retail store displays. These are the type of photos that give the Yellow Phantom the chills and a teary eyes. If you look closely, you'll be able to pick out some masks in some of these photos. There are certainly lots of boxed vacuform masks and costumes and even a few of the rubber variety hiding throughout...
There was one more bit of shameless self-promotion that I wanted to announce here. Tonight at 7pm CST on the Devil's Workshop website, the 25th anniversary resurrection series of the Brain Eater will be available for purchase. Limited to 25 sets that include a Brain Eater mask and matching hands, bagged with a pretty pimp header card if I do say so myself. The Brain Eaters were produced at the legendary Zagone Studios. Here is a preview...
