The Best Halloween Masks Of All Time

Friday, August 7, 2009 ·

By Jim Samposzi

During the spooky festivities of Halloween many folks search for the perfect Halloween mask to spook their friends with. In this time of year people search with much effort to find a mask of the following kinds: cartoon personalities, presidents, famous television personalities, monsters, sports players and many other ghost, goblins, and such. The mask aspect of the Halloween getup is the most necessary in that it depicts the desired outcome of who is wearing it. Sometimes, the clothing will not be a dead giveaway - but the mask is always a dead giveaway!

Halloween masks can cost a lot of money as some stores. Some of the replica masks of famous individuals, politicians, and beasts from horror flicks can be quite pricey but extremely lifelike. For this reason, some of the high-end Halloween masks can set you back a couple hundred bucks. Some of high-end and popular Halloween masks that were worn many times at Halloween are:

* Nixon Mask - Richard Nixon, a figure in history, was a president that many grew to hate. He was also a man who people loved to hate. Because of his famous speech denying Nixon's involvement to the Watergate scandal, and the later admission to this involvement, this mask is and has been a hot item for a long time. People using a Nixon mask like to throw up two peace signs, for this was the famous speech of Nixon where he lied to the country about his involvement.

* Barack Obama Mask - This one is hot right now seeing as Barack Obama is our president. There are so many of these out right now ranging from low dollar plastic models to top-end ones made from materials that make for a very close look.

* Michael Myers - This is probably the most famous of all! Michael Myers, the lead character of the well known horror movie Halloween, has been a source of horror since the 1980's. The sheet white, haunting face of him sends chills down peoples' spines and has been close to the most popular masks since the eighties.

* Leather-face - This haunting character was the scary, meat plant employed boy of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The getup comes complete with reshaped facial features and stitching all over. Also, the Leather-face mask sometimes comes with mated, messy hair on the top. This mask sometimes is bought with a fake chainsaw or the individual can bring his/her own - just don't start it up!

* Bill Clinton - If you are American, then you must remember Bill Clinton. This 1990's president, like Nixon, was blamed of a scandal but one that was a bit different and included infidelity. Because of this, Bill Clinton is laughed at and included in many jokes. For this fact, the mask has been a hot mask for a little bit over a decade now.

Halloween masks are a necessary component of the festivities that go on during this time of the year. It is exciting to come up with a great mask that shocks your friends, make them chuckle, or frighten them. There is a lot of creativity that goes on during this time; some people even craft their own masks to be original and show off their skill.

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