Blood Curdling Blog of Monster Masks

This article appeared in Rue Morgue #109 shortly after Verne's passing in January 2011...

Greetings Creeps, it's time for a bit of savage and sadistic self-promotion to strip your nerves raw... The Devil's Workshop is proud to present the Grinning Corpse monster mask, based on the character depicted in Creepy # 44 back in March of 1972. Be the first monster kid on your block to get yours today!

Early 60's Long Island Mask Company Vacuform Mask Display

I found this photo of the facade of the 1974 Ghost Train on the Secret Fun Blog's 1970's Ghost Train Facades post from last October. The post is full of amazing Ghost Train photography, do check it out creeps...

The factory is working hard on churning out the Trick or Treat Studios Halloween III masks. These pictures were posted recently on the ToT Facebook page...

Image Source: Trick or Treat Studios on Facebook

Image Source: TheGruesomes Instagram

I can never get enough of these photos from the 1983 Don Post Catalog...

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This half page ad for Trick or Treat Studios masks appeared in the Nov. / Dec. 2011 issue of Horror Hound Magazine...

It's a sad day... but what sweet monsters he made. Rest in Peace Mr. Smith, your monsters and inspiration will live on forever.

A follow up to the 1983 DPS Frankenstein catalog pic from last week...

It's hard to believe that we are officially one month away from my favorite weekend of the entire calendar year... MASKFEST

As one month countdown to the book's release, the author of the Illustrated History of Don Post Studios has started an Instagram page and will be posting one photo from the book per day leading up to the book's release on September 5th. Be sure to drop the DonPostHistory Instagram daily to check out the archival goodness that's sure to be posted during August...

The 1992 Cesar mask catalog mainly focuses on celebrities, politicians, and caricatures. However, the "Old Witch" and "Vampira" masks most certainly have a classic Halloween vibe...