We all wore one of these at least once over the span of our childhood.
- The masks were that low-end plastic that scratched your face to ribbons if it cracked.
- There was one thin rubber string that snapped before the night ended, guaranteed.
- Breathing was optional, so one tiny hole was provided for your mouth. Your breath shot back and caused you to sweat to death in about fifteen seconds!
- Vision was equally optional, hence the poorly designed eye holes.
- The capper was the garbage bag that served as the top!
Halloween horrors! retroCrush.com
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It’s a wonder we went out at all in these things! But I guess if everyone is suffering, we don’t realize just how bad off we are. Until we grow up and break out the family photo album.
These days, the costumes have improved in quality but not cost; a half- decent licensed outfit will set you back at least $40.
Halloween is for kids, but they’re not the ones paying for it.
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Happy Halloween! This is one holiday I do miss…or party!
I’m sure it misses you too!
And the old masks…after a while it was sweaty and smelled wierd/bad (it’s almost always hot here Halloween)….face paint is sooo much an improvement
Yes, but the old ways were terrible, and terrible is awesome!
I’m pretty sure I had an Aquaman garbage bag costume that I thought was totally rad when I was 8. I remember not being able to breath in that mask, but it was OK because the sting holding it on broke after the third house. The two pillow cases full of candy made it all worth it.
Candy does soften the burning sensation you would have felt when that string broke!
I was a cat for many years in childhood. I used the same fake tail safety pinned to the same black pants, with the same shoddy looking cat-ear headband, and the same plastic mask that you refer to, with the whiskers on it and a red nose!
I bet you were one cool cat!