Creepy Michael Jackson fright-mask

Sally sez, "This *must* be the creepiest mask of 2007. Fershizzle. Michael Jackson (creepy enough, doncha know) with just a pinch of extra creepy. EEEEEEEK! I'm still squirming, yet can't look away." Link (Thanks, Practical Archivist!)

[#1 posted by jimh , October 18, 2007 8:52 AM]

Awesome. I'm thinking hat, umbrella, and surgical mask for the first portion of the evening to build suspense, and then the big reveal!

[#2 posted by Thundershark , October 18, 2007 8:55 AM]

Where's the unicorn chaser?!

[#3 posted by megs , October 18, 2007 9:09 AM]

i am going to cry

[#4 posted by isani , October 18, 2007 9:13 AM]

Gah! Unicorn chaser, stat!

[#5 posted by n , October 18, 2007 9:24 AM]

seriously, we NEED a unicorn chaser for this one, please.

[#6 posted by Lizzle , October 18, 2007 9:33 AM]

That's *obscene*! Where is my unicorn?

[#7 posted by kimwim , October 18, 2007 9:49 AM]

It looks like a cross between Michael Jackson and Greta Garbo

[#8 posted by sigismund , October 18, 2007 10:35 AM]

"Hi, I'm Michael Jackson. You may remember me from such films as the exorcist or Creep show..."

[#9 posted by sigismund , October 18, 2007 10:36 AM]

"Hi, I'm Michael Jackson. You may remember me from such films as the exorcist or Creep show..."

[#10 posted by rchsod , October 18, 2007 11:03 AM]

please...never do that again without a warning.i`ve never been frightened by anything on this site.....where in heck are my pills...

[#11 posted by Radio Tirana , October 18, 2007 11:08 AM]

Unicorn please?

[#12 posted by Muscato , October 18, 2007 11:46 AM]

Greta Garbo? Dear God no. It actually looks like a cross between Michael Jackson and the corpse of Dolores Del Rio.

[#13 posted by Phikus , October 18, 2007 12:11 PM]

Only flaw is that the nose is not deteriorating. Looks like that could be solved with a little time and a rough file though.

[#14 posted by MadMolecule , October 18, 2007 2:47 PM]

It reminds me of the South Park episode in which Michael Jackson--oops, I mean "Jefferson"--begins to deteriorate until he looks like a zombie from "Thriller." Low-quality video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imAfHvifqbY

[#15 posted by fullerenedream , October 18, 2007 6:49 PM]

That looks far too real for comfort. How do you wear it? It looks like either it would be very complicated to attach around the eyes, or you couldn't see out at all because you'd have fake eyes over your eyes. Can this thing actually be worn at all? Does it take a professional makeup crew to apply?

[#16 posted by JY Yang , October 18, 2007 9:20 PM]

I was about to say that "creepy" and "fright" in the title were redundant... until I saw the picture. What the unholy wazoo...!?

[#17 posted by das ubuibi , October 18, 2007 10:47 PM]

and of course wearing it while walking the kids around for trick or treat

[#18 posted by mikesum32 , October 19, 2007 12:43 AM]

This has been around at least a year, if not more. I remembered because I saw the huge price tag.

[#19 posted by Mingross , October 19, 2007 4:54 PM]

Anyone else think that it looks a little like Barbara Steele in Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960)?

http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/54/54_images/54_steele_basacloseup.jpg

http://photos.bravenet.com/272/478/925/3/1B28C6E7E7.jpg

[#20 posted by Cpt. Tim , May 13, 2008 1:26 PM]

grotesque. Pursuit of physical beauty (and physical beauty shouldn't matter) turned this man ugly, in response we have this mask, look how ugly he is. It sends the important message that ugliness is spectacle, and you don't want to be ugly. Repeat cycle.

[#21 posted by RoadTransport , May 14, 2008 4:00 AM]

Schrecklich!
It does look awfully like Lon Chaney (Senior) in the 1925 "Phantom of the Opera":
See here