The Halloween Library

The Ghostface mask

The Ghostface mask, 1996 — historic image
The Ghostface mask, 1996. Historic image from the Chapter 8 — The Ghostface Effect collection.

The Ghostface mask

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Hollywood Halloween Horrors

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Created / published1996
NotesThe Ghostface mask. Designed for a single 1996 film, it became the most widely worn adult Halloween costume in America and has never left the shelves since. Source: Scream 4 (2011). Directed by Wes Craven. Shown: key art. © Dimension Films. Dimension Films/Photofest.
SubjectsFigure 8.1 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig 8.1 F0801a Scream_4_key_art

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