I love masks. Not wearing them; just looking at them, all stacked up on the wall of a costume shop. They are true works of art that often exhibit amazing craftsmanship and ingenuity.
To me, there are two elements that make a mask over-the-top frightening: 1. Hair, and 2. Teeth. I don’t know why, but something about these details just make a mask too real [shiver]. Behold:






Maybe it’s just me?
And though it doesn’t have teeth, I just had to include the following mask (new for 2012, according to the Spirit Halloween website). Not only is it creepy…
…But I love the fact that the model wearing it has stubble!