Sunday Morning Mask Pics: Ben Cooper Frankenstein Monster Mask

Rock Bottom Novelties Super Mask Videos

 I wanted to follow up yesterday's post on the Rock Bottom Novelties interview with Rue Morgue Magazine by posting a few promo videos done in typical Rock Bottom style...

Rue Morgue Interview - Get to Know the Monster Makers Behind Rock Bottom Novelties

 Happy Friday Creeps! I am super stoked to share a link to an interview that Rue Morgue magazine just posted on their website with the good folks behind Rock Bottom Novelties (Aaron Lewis, and yours truly). Grab yourself a coffee or something stronger and enjoy the article!

Variants of the Super7 Universal Monsters Retro Monster Masks

 In yesterday's post I mentioned that Super7 had issued several variants of their Universal Monster Masks. Here are some examples of the wild color combos they came up with...

Super7 Creature Mask (orange version)

Super7 Creature Mask (yellow version)

Super7 Frankenstein Mask (green version)

Super7 Wolfman Mask (blue version)

Super7 Universal Monsters Retro Monster Masks

 Over the past two weeks I've posted about the various licensed Universal Studios Monster masks of recent vintage. Here is another licensed line that is very cool and certainly worth mentioning, the Super7 Universal Monsters retro monster masks. What makes the Super7 masks stand apart from the  NECA and Trick or Treat Studio offerings, is that these are old-school vacuformed style masks. 

These beauties are a collaboration with Retro-a-go-go and designed by artist Doug P'gosh. Like any of P'gosh's offerings, the packaging is as beautiful as the masks themselves. Several variants and alternate colorways were available from this line as well. Check it...

Super7 Universal Studios Monsters - Frankenstein (Orange) Mask

Super7 Universal Studios Monsters - Creature (Green) Mask

Super7 Universal Studios Monsters - Wolfman (Yellow) Mask

Super7 Universal Studios Monsters - Bride of Frankenstein (Blue) Mask

Super7 Universal Studios Monsters - Bride of Frankenstein (Green) Mask

1967 Star Band Brochure

Today's scans come courtesy of catalog exchanges I made with the good folks over at Blow-Molded which is "the largest and most comprehensive archive of 3,124 blow-molded, injection-molded, vacucel, vacuum formed and hard rubber molded novelties produced by 114 different manufacturers." It's an impressive site to say the least, and you can easily loose hours of your life just digging through the Halloween themed items. 

This 1967 Star Band brochure is only four pages, but the items offered throughout all ooze classic old-school Halloween vibes. The mask stand sign is my personal favorite detail, and the "crime fighter" and villian masks and are pretty cool as well!

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

Happy Independence Day Weekend

 Here's wishing you all a safe and fun Fourth of July weekend. Do your best not to blow yourself up. Posting will resume next week with some new catalog scans. Cheers!

Photo Credit: Jackie Alpers. Photo Source: Jason Willis Flickr

2021 Trick or Treat Studios Hammer Horror Mask Line

 Trick or Treat Studios followed up their initial 2020 Hammer Horrors mask release with an additional three characters including the Christopher Lee Curse of Frankenstein sculpted by Russ Lukich , 7 Golden Vampires sculpted by Noah Rivers, and  Curse of the Werewolf sculpted by Casey Wong.

 

Trick or Treat Studios - Curse of Frankenstein Mask

Trick or Treat Studios - 7 Golden Vampires Mask

Trick or Treat Studios - Curse of the Werewolf Mask

2020 Trick or Treat Studios Hammer Horror Mask Line

 Since we've gone down the path of looking at Trick or Treat Studio's Universal Studios monster masks over the past few days, it seems appropriate to also take a quick look at their Hammer Horror mask line as well. 

This type of licensed line-up is something that ToT really deserves some kudos for, as most other mass-produced mask studios wouldn't think twice about releasing these classic monsters. While some of these characters have been made into masks by independent artists, they really have never been widely available to the public. I love that these classic Hammer monsters are finally being made available to collectors! 

2020 saw the initial release of four Hammer Horror monsters including the beautifully sculpted Christopher Lee Dracula by Russ Lukich, the Mummy by Jasper Anderson, the Reptile by Chris Williams, and the Monster from Hell by Erich Lubatti. 

Trick or Treat Studios - Hammer Horror Dracula Mask

Trick or Treat Studios - Hammer Horror Mummy Mask

Trick or Treat Studios - Hammer Horror Reptile Mask

Trick or Treat Studios - Hammer Horror Monster from Hell Mask