The mask of Michael Myers. How to make an accessory yourself?

Every year in October in Russia and in many other countries of the world there is a wonderful holiday-masquerade called "Halloween". For the past 40 years, the indispensable attribute of this celebration is the mask of Michael Myers, because she is capable even of the sweetest person to make terrible, insidious and really frightening.

Why do people need masks?

Everyone on the planet is a separate unique person who has his habits, ambitions and talents. At least once in a lifetime everyone has a desire to be a little different: to become better, richer, more beautiful or, conversely, to try on the role of villain. Unfortunately, reincarnation from one body to another is just a plot for American films, in fact, this task is impossible.

It is Halloween that allows a person to reveal from the other side. A mysterious mask will enable him to separate from reality, get used to a new image and feel himself a completely different personality for several hours. In addition, the mask provides an opportunity to save incognito, because no one around you does not know!

History of the origin of the mask: who is Michael Myers?

In 1978, one of the most terrible American films by the standards of that time was released under the name "Halloween". The picture told of a dangerous killer maniac. The audience was frightened and intrigued at the same time. Today he is considered a classic horror genre.

The plot of the picture is uncomplicated. In adolescence, a young man kills his own sister and goes to a psychiatric dispensary. He manages to escape from him after ten years, but he can not change his life. A man is constantly haunted by the mania to commit murder, he again chooses his victim and begins to hunt. By the way, three parts of this film were released.

A distinctive feature of the picture is the very mask of Michael Myers, which he put on for each of his new crimes in order to remain unrecognized and even more to frighten his victims.

After the release of this film, his protagonist quickly became popular. Both men and women, and even small children, tried to look like Michael Myers. Halloween is a holiday that implies reincarnation into frightening, eerie creatures, so the mask of the serial killer fits perfectly into the atmosphere of the masquerade.

What will happen to the person who will try on the image of the murderer?

As practice shows, a person easily believes in non-existent objects, can cease to sleep after listening to a terrible story, and he will everywhere imagine the ghosts after watching the film about them. Many people are easily susceptible to suggestion. What do experts say about wearing masks of dangerous criminals?

• It is likely that after trying on a mask the person will be just funny and interesting, because the mask really looks scary.
• More impressionable people who have watched the film can become aggressive and start scaring others, especially when it comes to the state of intoxication.
• A man for whom Michael Myers is the ideal ("Halloween" became his favorite painting), can actually go crazy and commit crimes.

Fortunately, these are only thoughts of some psychologists. Hardly anyone in reality suffered from a parody of a character from horror movies. Moreover, many experts respond positively to Halloween, because on this day people can relax and have fun, splash out unnecessary emotions.

Distinctive features of the mask

The mask of Michael Myers has the following distinctive features:

• Has a very rich, opaque white hue, on the vertex there are short but thick hair.
• On the masks bright, wide black eyebrows are noticeable.
• The face is disfigured, the material of the mask has a lot of scratches, scars.
• Lips and nose are barely noticeable.
• Ears, like the whole face, are painted white.

In the original, the mask should completely cover the entire face and neck, the holes are only in the eye area.

Where can I get a mask?

As soon as the film was released, almost in all souvenir shops began selling the mask of a serial killer. Of course, in the 80 years, not everyone could afford to buy it, but after ten years the popularity on it began to decline.

Now the mask is freely available in souvenir shops of each city, in transportation tents, organized at public events. An accessory for Halloween can even be ordered via the Internet. Almost everywhere there is a mask of Michael Myers. Its price will be about 300 rubles.

How to make it yourself?

If there is no desire to spend, then there is always the opportunity to make such an accessory, like the mask of Michael Myers. It's possible to make it with your own hands, but it will be quite a difficult task.

1. First of all, you should create a base of any elastic material that can recreate the shape of the face.
2. On top of it you need to attach a wig: the hair should be short, thick and have a black tint.
3. Next, cut out on the mask holes in the form of the eyes.
4. The entire product must be painted over with a dense layer of white paint.
5. The final touch is the drawing of black eyebrows, scratches and scars.

The mask of Michael Myers is ready - now it can be used on a masquerade.

By the way, you can do without a mask at all. Recreate the image of Michael Myers can be, using black lenses and thickly painted over his face with special white dyes. On the head is to wear a wig or dense brush hair (for people with appropriate haircut).

The mask of Michael Myers is ready - this is not all that is needed to create a full-fledged image. It should be remembered how this character looked in the action movie. Maniac dressed exclusively in dark clothes, including a long cloak. On the legs - overall black shoes. Also it should be noted that a large knife was used as a weapon of murder.

A self-made mask will create an image of a negative character, while it does not require investment of large financial resources.