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Masks in horror!

Masks are widely seen in horror films. But of course. Hidden identities and a visage without any visible emotions are the stuff nightmares are made of. 


Or masks made of the skin of a human head... Eeew! 



Leatherface, Jason Vorhees, Ghostface and Michael Myers were pioneers in the mask game. Those iconic roles have since been followed by a wide array of masked killers in horror. Increasingly cheezy, some might feel -myserlf being among them. The home invasion subgenre has in particular taken masks to its heart.




The rookies at The Horror Rookie Academy recently endulged themselves in a Mask Saturday, shining a powerful mental light on masks in horror. Below is the list of 28 movie recommendations that followed.



Enjoy! 

NrTitleYearIMDb
1Scream19967,4
2StageFright19876,6
3Christmas Cruelty20134,4
4The Collector20096,3
5My Bloody Valentine19816,3
6My Bloody Valentine20095,4
7Onibaba19647,8
8The Orphanage20077,4
9Alice, Sweet Alice19766,4
10The Black Phone20216,9
11Eyes Without a Face19607,6
12The Purge (Franchise)13-21na
13The Purge (series)18-196,6
14Behind The Mask:
The rise of Leslie Vernon		20066,7
15Deathstalker20256,7
16Carousel20234,7
17Happy Death Day20176,6
18Trick 'r Treat20076,7
19Ils aka Them20066,3
20Halloween19787,7
21The Strangers20086,1
22Haunt20196,3
23The Wax Mask19976,8
24Fridat the 13th19806,4
25Friday the 13th part III19825,6
26You're Next20116,6
27The Texas chainsaw Massacre19747,4
28Saw franchise04-23na


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