HAVE A GOOD HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY!

Behind you! Watch out!!!!

The man she's kissing (above) comes apart in her arms.

There was said to be a face in the clouds erupting from the World Trade Center. Here's a similar one.

Slow motion running has always struck me as creepy so I include it here.

Above, a real mummy's head!

Yikes!

HALLOWEEN MASKS 2013

I'm so busy...but I couldn't resist another Halloween post. What do you think of this (above) 50s cut-out mask?

This (above) is what's available locally.

If only you could buy masks like this (above) in my neighborhood.

Or this (above).

WOOOWWW!!! Where can I get hold of these (above)!!!???

Aaaah...vintage plastic masks!

Paper mache masks always look great!

MORE HALLOWEEN 2013

Yes, MORE HALLOWEEN!

I've only been to two Halloween stores so far, and if what they have is typical I'd say we can expect fewer high end items this year, but a lot more inexpensive decorations. I do miss the pricey thick masks, though. 

  

Strangely, there's lots of tutus on the shelf this year...so many that I'll probably remember this as the year of the tutu. 

Geez, I miss comic books like this one, above. The best stories were genuinely imaginative.

This is a scene from an early Tom and Jerry cartoon. I keep forgetting that they were human characters before they were a cat and a mouse.

Man, I'd love to have a faux lab with glassware like this (above). It looks like every perfume bottle, Slurpie container, and flexible straw for miles around was pressed into service.

Yikes! 'Another evil Punch puppet!

I like this Reddi-Wip ad. It promises to "bring your desert creations to life" during the Halloween season.

Let us take a moment to give thanks to the nameless genius who thought of selling sexy outfits to girls at Halloween time.

HOMEMADE HALLOWEEN MASKS

Nice work (left), huh? But I'm afraid I don't have a name to go with the image.

I'd call this (above) a mask. Sort of.

This (above) isn't exactly homemade, but it looks that way, so I'll include it.

                                            This kid's (above) got talent!

Above, kid masks displayed on black velvet. I LOVE stuff like this. If you're an adult, you can't fake that kid sensibility. Hmmm. I wonder if kids could be persuaded to sell the masks they make?

I love masks that attempt to depict ordinary people (above). 
         

Good Grief! It's John Travolta (above, left) and Elsa Maxwell (below, right)!

Above, another mask depicting an ordinary citizen. Masks like this one are a great comment on the human race. We try to be hip, famous, beautiful, debonair...but paper mache masks reveal that we're basically just bags of guts on stilts. It's humbling.

Above, a real human face has been captured and branded by color that simply oozed out of the ether beside the person. I always think of color as a strangely malevolent thing that tries to dominate us, maybe  even eat us, when we attempt to manipulate it.

Or maybe malevolent isn't the word. Color is just...indifferent to us...it has its own high-energy, anarchic nature, and only the most fearless and skilled human beings can successfully harness it. 

Wow! Nice color (above) on that yellow mask!

Good Lord! A face (above) like a sting chord!

You have to marvel at the way masks convey emotion so directly and powerfully. 

Above, the artist decided to use the crumpled look that paper mache often has.

Above, a macaroni and glue creature.  It's a nice stand-alone sculpture,  but you might use it as a mask or a hat.

SO YOU HATE HALLOWEEN!

Gee, that's too bad. Well, I won't trouble you with these pictures of sexy Halloween costumes. I'll understand if you want to pursue more intellectual activities elsewhere. 

 These pictures are all taken from the latest internet offerings. The stores are a little more sparse this year, I guess because they figure nobody has money to spend. That may be a mistake. Hard times could be good for the Halloween industry.

Alpine beer maidens (left) are back. Why did they ever go? Maybe this is the way all girls should dress, all year 'round.

Above, the latest variation on The Queen of Hearts. 

I submit that girl toy store clerks should dress like this (above). The stores would sell more toys. Come to think of it, we should bring back beautiful airline stewardesses. Some industries are the natural domain of the handsome and the beautiful. Zeus has willed it so.

Wow! A nice Cleopatra costume (left)! Actually, the Mark Antony costume offered in the "Spirit" stores this year is a pretty good costume for men.

(Gulp!)  I see the girl pirate biz (left) is still thriving. (Gulp!) (Gulp!)

If I ever figure out a way to get rich from Theory Corner I'm gonna get a yacht and staff it with sailors like this one (left). Be nice to me and I'll give you a ride....unless my social standing demands that I snub you.

Baseball, anyone?

This glimpse into 1770 (above) is my final entry. I toyed with the idea of substituting this for picture of a guy in a clown costume with a rainbow colored afro, but that would have been cruel.