Just thought everyone might want to see our 2011 catalog, enjoy:
John Wrightson Delivers An Amazing Vampire For 2011 – Night Creature!
In keeping with our tradition of bringing back the retro look and feel from the golden age of mask making, John Wirghtson brings us a true classic version of a vampire with a modern twist, Night Creature. This is not your cute Twilight Vampire, this is a true monster that will scare pants off those that encounter it.
This is John Wrightson’s second mask for Trick or Treat Studios and we couldn’t be happier with the results.
Night Creature will be available for pre-order in late January and will be shipping in August, so make sure to check the Face Mask section of our Products page and reserve your copy today.
And for more, Scary Halloween Masks, visit www.trickortreatstudios.com.
Erich Lubatti Turns In Another Frightful Face Mask For 2011 – Belinda!
Inspired by one of our all time favorite face masks from Knott’s Berry Farm’s Halloween Haunt,Belinda comes to Trick or Treat Studios.
Erich originally sculpted Belinda for the amazing Scare Actor Jill. With her straw hat, dirty dress, stuffed rabbit and her mask, Jill is hands down the creepiest Scare Actor in the park. With Jill’s mask in mind, Erich sculpted a perfectly insiped face mask for us.
Belinda will be available for pre-order in late January and will be shipping in August, so make sure to check the Face Mask section of our Products page and reserve your copy today.
And for more, Scary Halloween Masks, visit www.trickortreatstudios.com.
Neal Kennemore Joins Trick or Treat Studios and Debuts With Ol’ Scratch!
We are absolutely giddy to have the amazing Neal Kennemore be part of our sculpting team!
Neal is a third generation sculptor working in the Film, TV, Halloween and Collectable industry. Born in Burbank, CA at Saint Joseph Hospital, right across the street from Disney Animation Studios.
Neal’s bloodline in sculpting started with his Grandfather, the legendary Disney and Creature FX Sculptor and Designer Michael McCracken. Followed by his Father, the well known Creature FX Sculptor Jeff Kennemore, whose sculpting work was featured in John Carpenter’s The Thing, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and Poltergeist II, just to name a few.
Neal has built an excellent resume in his own right, which includes working in films and television for projects like Beowulf, The Flock, Epic Movie, Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, Night Stalker and TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
And like his buddy John Wrightson,we also love Neal for the incredible work he does at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights each year!
Neal’s first mask, Ol’ Scratch will be making it’s debut at The Halloween & Party Expo in Houston, TX, and will be available for preorder at the end of January, so check back soon!
Erich Lubatti Delivers Another Original Mask to Trick or Treat Studios – Chiller!
Being one our most prolific artist, Erich Lubatti just delivered another Masterpiece for our 2011 catalog, Chiller.
This amazing Zombie escapes from the vault just in time for the Trade Show season and will be available for pre-order in late January and will be shipping in early August.
Make sure to check the Full Head Masks section of our Products page and reserve your copy today.
And for more, Scary Halloween Masks, visit www.trickortreatstudios.com.
Aaron Lewis Hits Another Home Run with Eric Pigors Toxictoons ROT!
We’re expanding our line of Eric Pigors Toxictoons big time in 2011. And given that the Trade Show season is right around the corner, we’re thrilled to start seeing the new masks come flowing out of the sculpting rooms.
First up this year is ROT. This amazing Toxictoons comes directly Unkle Pigor’s Cryptic Art Bookand brought to the 3rd dimension by our own Aaron Lewis.
ROT will be available for pre-order in late January and will be shipping in August, so make sure to check the Full Head Masks section of our Products page and reserve your copy today.
And for more, Scary Halloween Masks, visit www.trickortreatstudios.com.
Trick or Treat Studios Scary Halloween Masks Invade California’s Great America in Santa Clara, CA
Well we just got back from California’s Great America in Santa Clara, CA and let me tell you, it was amazing! The mazes and scare zones this year are first class. The shows were outstanding and the event was truly a night to remember. And, a ton of the monsters (better known as Scare Actors) were wearing Trick or Treat Studios Masks.
Thank you to everyone at California’s Great America for letting us be part of the greatest Halloween event in the world!
Chris
Trick or Treat Studios Gruesome Invades the Howard Stern Show!
Yes we are proud to say that we are long time fans of the Howard Stern Show, well at least Eric Pigors and Chris Zephro are, I’d have to ask Justin and the other guys.
Richard Christy is a big Toxic Toons fan so we decided to send him Gruesome to see what he thought. Well needless to say, he loved the mask and he sent us these great pictures of his partner in crime, Sal, fooling around with Gruesome and the Gary mask.
Hope you like them as much as we did, thanks guys, keep up the great work and tell Howard we said “FIVE MORE YEARS!!!!!”
Make sure to checkout Gruesome and our Full Line of Scary Halloween Masks at www.trickortreatstudios.com
Trick or Treat Studios First Advertisement Featured in HorrorHound #25
We are excited to announce our first Full Page Advertisement is featured in the October 2010 issue of HorrorHound issue #25! As you know, we are big fans of HorrorHound and we’re thrilled to be part of the magazine again.
Make sure to check it out at your local bookstore or magazine stand.
And for more on our full line of Scary Halloween Masks, make sure to checkout www.trickortreatstudios.com.
How To Make Your Halloween Mask More Haunt / Prop Friendly
I have been getting quite a few requests from Haunters that want uncut masks. We have on the production calendar, plans to do a Haunters line which will feature uncut masks and glow in the dark paint, etc., but that won’t happen until sometime next year, so in the mean time, here is a tip that you can use to blacken out the cuts in the mask, specifically, the eye cuts.
This is a tip that was used on a number of the Halloween movies before the days of digital post production so that you didn’t see the actors eyes behind the mask. This tip translates perfectly to those who want to put their masks on props or, want to hide the Scare Actors eyes.
First go down to your local craft store and buy yourself some black cotton cloth or black netting and some rubber cement. Depending on your use, Scare Actor (use netting) or prop (cotton cloth), cut out two pieces large enough to cover the eye cuts with about a 1/2″ inch on all side remaining. Next, flip the mask inside out and apply some rubber cement around the perimeter of the eye cuts. Rubber cement is also latex based, so it will not hurt the mask in anyway and it’ll stick to the mask. Cover the eye cuts with the cloth or netting and let it dry. By the way, if you are going to use the mask for Scare Actors (use the netting) make sure that you let the rubber cement dry for 24 hours, because the fumes from rubber cement are toxic.
And there you have, blacken eyes.
Make sure to checkout Trick or Treat Studios, your place for Scary Halloween Masks.
Till my next idea for the Blog,
Chris