1959 Brach's Candy Ad

Advertisements from decades past that depict trick or treaters wearing masks really makes my guts feel good. Happy October Creeps!

Masks in Art Monday: The Queen of Plastiline

 "The Queen of Plastiline" by Mark Tavares, a tribute to the legendary Don Post Studios sculptress and artist, Pat Newman as seen at the "Art of the Halloween Mask" exhibit back in October of 2016.

Image Source: Mikey Rotella Instagram @mikeyrots

Image Source: Mark Tavares Flickr

Masks in Art Monday: Tater7 Monsterballs

 Happy Monster Masks in Art Monday Creeps! Today's post features a monster kid's dream mash-up of Mad Balls and classic Topstone monsters by the insanely talented illustrator Tater7

Michael Myers Starter Kit Print

This print from Creepy Company of the "Dan Sooper" Michale Myers Starter set is brilliant...

Witching Hour

Saturday Evening Post, October, 31st 1942

Masks in Art: Epyon5 Topstones

These excellent stencil paintings on stretched canvas from Epyon5 features some classic Topstone mask illustrations. Made exclusively for the Galerie F show CUT ALONG THE DOTTED LINES which was a three man show focusing on stencil works by SARO, R6D4 and Epyon5...

 

Image Source: Epyon5

Masks of Trick 'r Treat

These brilliant sold-out posters depicting the characters of Trick 'r Treat as vintage cut-out style Halloween masks were created awhile back by Phantom City Creative...

Cavity Colors Season of the Witch

One good Halloween III post deserves to be followed up by another. Cavity Colors recently launched a new collection of H3 inspired goodness. Check it...

Season of the Witch

This killer painting comes from Aaron Crawford's "NEON MANIACS" series just released this past week on Cavity Colors...

Image Source: Cavity Colors on Instagram

Masks in Art - Richard Sala

 More of Richard Sala's work can be seen at: http://hereliesrichardsala.blogspot.com/

Masks in Art - Mystery Piece

I wish I knew the name of the artist who created this wonderful work of art. I found these images on eBay and don't seem to have any info on them. If anyone has any knowledge of the creator, please post a comment so that I can give proper credit. Thanks!

Masks in Art - L.J. Dopp Paintings

Don Post Sr. and Verne Langdon immortalized on canvas by L.J. Dopp...

Image Source: L.J. Dopp

Masks in Art - "The Costume" by Jeff Preston

Image Source: Jeffpreston.net

Masks in Art - New Yorker Magazine Covers

The New Yorker - Mar 16th, 1946

The New Yorker - Nov 23, 1946

The New Yorker - Oct 31st, 1994

Masks in Design - Gig Posters

Welcome to Day 2 of the Masks in Art & Design, a week long series that will explore the use of monster masks in graphic design, commercial illustration, and fine art...

Gig posters make for an easy segue from yesterday's album cover post. First up are a few examples from designer Art Chantry. This Crockshock  poster below was made in '95 for a music festival hosted in Seattle's Crocodile Cafe...

Next up is a beautiful design from Minneapolis based Aesthetic Apparatus featuring the Topstone Mummy...

Masks in Art & Design - Album Covers

Welcome to Day 1 of the Masks in Art & Design a week long series that will explore the use of monster masks in graphic design, commercial illustration, and fine art...

It seems fitting to begin the series with Album Cover design. Most assuredly, there are many more examples which I have missed. Please leave a comment with any that you can think of and I'll add them on...

First up is the double 45 for Poison 13 designed by Art Chantry. This design has it all, pop-ups, glow in the dark ink, clear vinyl, and a green band surrounding the whole package is adorned with Topstone illustrations. This is just one of the many reasons why Chantry is my favorite designer...

Here are a handful of other album covers that fit the bill for today's post...

Mother of Invention - "The Ark" - 1968

Rock City Morgue - "Some Ghouls" - 2003

United - "Destroy Metal" E.P. - 1985

Topstone Monster Mask Paintings

Woo-eee! I just had one of those shout-out-loud moments while wandering the vast world wide web tonight. I found these killer paintings of Topstone monster masks by J.R. Williams on jrpopartz's photostream...

Image Source: jrpopartz's photostream