Google’s data shows that Groot will be the 8th most popular costume this Halloween. If you’re going to do it; then do it intensely. Sold by Rubie’s Costume Co from Amazon for $25 this mask lets you act with your eyes. Yup. It’s a pull over the head, one size fits all, polyester face for […]
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: #1 Slimer head
There’s a little ritual Geek Native likes to perform in the run up to Halloween. It’s called The 12 Masks of Halloween and simply showcases a mask a day as we get closer to the night of screams. Sunday the 19th means 12 days takes us up to the 30th and the 31st is the […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #12 Steampunk Respirator
Tomorrow is Halloween. This means our countdown to the night is done; we’re on mask 12 of The 12 Masks of Halloween. We’ve had horror masks, odd masks, masquerade masks and even some forms of theatre and cosplay. For the 12th Mask we turn to a popular topic here on Geek Native and showcase FAUST […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #11 Masquerade Mask
Our range of mask suggestions in the Halloween Countdown “The 12 Masks of Halloween“. We’ve seen scary, some odd and some classic… but what about something elegant? This masquerade mask is sold by Straight Laced SF on Etsy. Every year, Geek Native counts the final 12 days to Halloween with a collection of masks.
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Angela
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 […]
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 […]
