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The mask would have been better if...


Now don't get me wrong, I'm well aware of the history behind this movie. It was supposed to be called The Babysitter Murders. It taking place on Halloween was not supposed to be significant. They tried a few masks and grabbed whatever worked. Now, thinking about the fact that they grabbed a Captain Kirk mask and just painted it white is very odd, but it worked. I don't know how many people recognized it at the time, but those that did must have been baffled. I'm just saying what I think would have been more Halloween related, and would have covered up MORE that it was a William Shatner mask, if it was... painted orange, and black paint around the eyes and mouth to make it look like a jack o lantern. YES the white mask is iconic and works so well, I just honestly think this could have been better, and even more iconic. There, I said it. I know I'll get backlash, and I accept that.

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Back then, nobody knew it was a Shatner mask. If was the scariest f'ing thing ever put on screen.

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