Morbid 2011 Catalog

Masks only made up two pages in the 2011 Morbid catalog. The Rob Zombie license was held by Morbid in 2011, and the Captain Spaulding and Rob Zombie Morbid masks could be seen in all of the big box Halloween stores...

Maskfest '14 Recap

It's hard to believe that Maskfest '14 has come and gone. Personally, it's my very favorite weekend of the calendar year, and these past few days only helped to strengthen this sentiment. The room full of rubber masks alone is simply stunning, however, the people really make the weekend what it is. Hanging with the friends, family, fellow collectors, and fellow artists is what really makes Maskfest the over-the-top can't-miss-event of the year.

I have little in the way of photos to share. After all, it is very difficult to take pictures with a beer in one hand and a mask or two in the other. It's also all too easy to get lost in endless conversation during the show hours. All of these things take priority over picture taking for me. I'll definitely be on the look out for the influx of Maskfest photos that have likely already started popping up online.

Here's a brief recap of what I did manage to capture... This life-size green ghoul was there to greet us as we began to unload the truck and setup the table. The smell of a room full of rubber masks immediately let us know that Maskfest was underway, even though the doors wouldn't officially open for a few more hours...

Even before setup was complete, my first priority was to secure a copy of Lee Lambert's Illustrated History of Don Post Studios. Apparently, this was everyone else's priority too, as the 50 copies that Lee had at the show were sold out within 20 minutes of the early-access pre-show. I have only made it through the first three chapters, but I'll post a review of the book soon...

...Our Devil's Workshop display went up quickly and the fun began...

Here's a quick shot of my cousin Matthew "Hamm-ing" it up behind the table. This was Matt's second Maskfest, he fits right in with the rest of the weirdos at this show and was a huge help this year...

Here's a glimpse of a few of the Maskfest exclusives we had including a 1-off orange Terror Tomb Zombie, a 1-off Glow-in-the-Dark Ghoul, and 1-off Green Creature...

I busted out the old Devil's Workshop "Dead Head" mold made back in 1997, to make this greenish ghoul...

I made two purchases from Justin Mabry on the first day, both of the one-eyed zombie variety...

By the time the show was over, my Mabry scores included a Frank, and a Rob Zombie Mask from Trick or Treat Studios...

The Rob Zombie mask fits like a glove and is super creepy when worn. I'll be answering the door with this one on this Halloween. This is me posing behind our table...

Before the show would wrap up on day 2, I had purchased a Raging Zombie Studios Critter, and then backed it up with a second Raging Zombie piece on Sunday, the gorgeous green "Slimey Steve" melting man bust...

In addition to the show, a lot of really weird shit happened in the after hours along the way...

The three days were long, and we only procured about 4 hours or less of sleep each night, but the time flew right by. Before I knew it the truck was loaded and we were heading home...

Don Post 2002 Catalog (Part Two)

Welcome  to part two of the 2002 Don Post Catalog. If you missed it, click here for Part One of the 2002 Don Post Catalog. The Don Post Studios 2002 Catalog featured the release of the Rob Zombie designed monster masks. In typical Zombie style the designs were a wickedly over the top combination of old school kustom-kulture-fink with a modern neon zombie twist.

Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Mask

Rob Zombie's Top Hat Mask

Rob Zombie's Scumboy Mask

Don Post Studios - Rob Zombie Mask

The other pages posted today showcase some rather successful designs for Don Post including the Hairy Scary "Motor Head" which has now been in production for over a decade! As well as the oversized Huesude mask which is one of the modern Don Post classics. Still yet, some other 2002 designs will end up in the permanent "WTF?" category of monster mask lore.

Don Post Studios - Huesude Mask

Don Post Studios - Motor Head Mask

Don Post - Skull Mask

Mosquito Vampire Mask - What Up With That?

Here's some Halloween Prop goodness from the back of the catalog...

Halloween Hootenanny

Last night I spent the night down in at ISU with a few chums for the Rob Zombie/ Alice Cooper Halloween Hootenanny. It was the first time that I've seen Alice Cooper live, and he didn't disappoint!

This was the first time I've seen Rob Zombie outside of White Zombie. There was a ton of energy in the crowd and a fine time was had by all (except Ralph-ski's truck)

The dude to the far left in the second pic is my boy Kev rocking on stage with Alice for "School's Out"

Each set featured some great theatrics and masks! Alice had his classic 7th Voyage Cyclops romp around on stage. While Rob shared the stage with a very impressive Phantom Creeps Robot!

Here's Wayne Toth with the massive Creeper costume. Check out more of Wayne's bad-ass work here