What to wear for a good scare?
These masks will certainly do the trick.
Everett Collection (3)
Nothing will cement a horror movie’s legacy quite like a creepy mask.
Michael Myers in ‘Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers’; Jason in ‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’; Ghostface in ‘Scream’.Credit:Everett Collection (3)
Both the character and the costume were reportedly inspired by real-life serial killer Ed Gein.
The Shining(1980)
Though this character made a brief appearance, he’s certainly unforgettable.
Onibaba(1964)
Toho Co Ltd.
(From left to right) Lane Hughes, Simon Barrett, and L.C. Holt as Lamb Mask, Tiger Mask, and Fox Mask, respectively, in ’You’re Next’.Corey Ransberg
Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface in ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’.Legendary Entertainment
Richard Brooker as Jason Voorhees in ‘Friday the 13th Part III’.Everett Collection
Ghostface in ‘Scream’.Miramax
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’.Orion Pictures
Nick Castle as Michael Myers in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures
Edith Scob in ‘Eyes Without a Face’.Everett Collection
(From left to right) Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, and Laura Margolis, as Dollface, Man in the Mask, and Pin-Up Girl, respectively, in ’The Strangers'.Glenn Watson
Alicia Vela-Bailey and Mickey Facchinello as Female Freak and Brunette Female Freak, respectively, in ‘The Purge’.Universal Pictures
Quinn Lord in ‘Trick ‘r Treat’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Eddie O’Dea (left, in the masked costume) and Brian V. Towns in ‘The Shining'.Warner Bros. Pictures
Actors wearing masks of a fish, rabbit, and goat in ‘The Wicker Man’.Everett Collection
The pig mask from ‘Saw’.Everett Collection
Brian Van Holt in ‘House of Wax’.Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett
Jitsuko Yoshimura in ‘Onibaba’.Toho Co Ltd.
