We’ve seen a range of scary faces in this year’s The 12 Masks of Halloween. Do we need to use monsters into order to give someone a fright? We do masks need to be scary at all? Here’s something different – a full head kigurumi mask; Angela. DKAG (Doll’s Kingdom Art Group) is an Etsy […]
12 Masks of Halloween
A Halloween advent calendar? Nearly! Geek Native has, for years, counted down 12 days to Halloween by sharing a mask daily.
Why masks? Halloween has roots in ancient traditions like Samhain, where people wore masks to disguise themselves from spirits or mimic them. This practice evolved into the modern tradition of wearing costumes and masks for fun and fright.
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #9 Ludo
How about one very large mask this Halloween? A mask large enough to be a full costume. A mask that can talk to and control the stones… oh, wait, I’m not sure about that last bit. I’m sure that Deconstructress’ Ludo is a blow the competition out of the water Halloween costume. This is a […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #8 The Goon
The Goon is a comic book by Eric Powell. In the beginning The Goon is just the extremely effective enforcer for a mysterious, behind the scenes, crime boss. There’s been some big plans for the franchise. The 2012 Comic Con leaked us a trailer for a The Goon animation. That’s now been yanked. The good […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #7 Demon Beast Mask
Some times you have to go traditional for Halloween. This means going as a demon. It might also mean going as one of the beasts that inspired the original fears of death in the woods. You can go as both; you can go as a demon beast. Fancy another mask suggestion? Try a one at […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #6 The Cthulhu Alien
I like this mask as a good option for Halloween because it’s also, at a glance, suitable for lots of LARPing. It’s a full head latex cover which makes it a costume mask and not just decoration and there’s no blood and gore here, no artificial fright, it’s just a mask of a creature. I […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Coulrophobia Clown
Is this clown mask too scary? Coulrophobia the the fear of clowns even if the phrase was coined online and may not impress experts. If you buy this scary-as-fook mask from Halloween Costumes.com then I think you might spread a little coulrophobia of your own. Would you really want it in the house, though? The […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #4 The Night Stalker
How’s this Night Stalker mask from fancydress.com? It’s got a feature called “Ani-motion” in it which means when you open your mouth, the mask also opens its mask and reveals some sharp teeth! The site swears it is comfortable to wear. I imagine if moving masks become more common we’ll have to get used to […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #3 The Alien gloves
This is more than just a mask but less than a full costume so let’s allow our sterotypical alien into today’s The 12 Masks of Halloween. This is a mask that you need to cut at the neck in order to fit in to. The idea is that you get the cut right, the mask […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #2 The Plague Collectors Mask
In this issue of the 12 Masks of Halloween we ask one key question. How much is a mask worth? The answer, of course, depends on the quality of the mask, whether it’s new, second hand and whether the previous owner was an actor in a famous horror movie. This particular mask – the The […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #1 Silicone Mask Flayed
The 12 Masks of Halloween is something of a tradition here at Geek Native. Every year these masks bubble to the surface and act as a count down to Halloween. Think of it as a geeky alternative to an advent calendar.
