Face Your Fears

There's something absolutely cartoonish about this guy. Almost like a character right out of Tex Avery. Maybe it's the awesome green swirls in his eyes or the tongue hanging out, or the gigantic teeth, but whatever it is (or maybe it's a combination of all three), he's so wonderfully comic that he had to be discussed here. First of all, the molding on this is absolutely phenomenal, like, leagues above any other mask I've ever covered. This thing looks like a cartoon character come to life, it's that good. The way his eye ridges extend over the top of his irises and the way there's that sag underneath, like he's got permanent bags is just fantastic. The nose is wonderfully done too, such a strange yet original shape and I love the little freckles on it. And of course the jaw. Oh the jaw. This is what I'd imagine Bigfoot might look like if he just saw a really attractive lady Bigfoot. But what I really like best about him is that he doesn't really ...

And today on "Americas Next Top SuperMonster" (a show you would totally watch, don't even try to deny it), we have beautiful Swamp Crud, hailing from the muddy backwaters of Louisiana. She's looking to change the world with her positive outlook and her hopes to start a non profit for young monsters unaware they're being discussed by goofy blogs on the internet. But in all seriousness, Swamp Crud is a magnificent design, mostly because of how goddamned funny she looks. Maybe it's just this angle, but her mouth is an oval and her teeth look like those of someone who should've had dental work done long ago. Her skin is covered in what I can only assume are moss covered maggots and her eyes appear to be falling out of their sockets. What a gorgeous creature. Swamp Crud is so wonderfully campy, in a way that all the other masks I've covered simply haven't managed to be. She looks sassy, like she's about to give me a good what for. I don't know w...

I know that it's not in my nature to cover masks on this blog that aren't just utterly bizarre and look like some weird monster out of some 50s dime store horror novel, but every now and then one crosses my path that I absolutely refuse to ignore, and such is the case with this one. There's just something so utterly wonderful about what appears to be a grizzled retired clown with a drinking problem who, for some reason we are unaware of, has a spider permanently attached to his forehead. It's glorious. And while some argument could be made that this is meant to be a vampire, what with the sharp teeth and pointy ears, I prefer to continue thinking of him as an out of work clown. I mean, a vampire with a spider on his head is kind of normal for a vampire, you know? That's what they do . That's their shtick. But a clown with a penchant for expensive whiskey and thousands of dollars in debt who one day woke up with a spider attached to his head that he can't rem...