10 Of The Most Terrifying Masks From the Past Which Creep Us Out To Our Core...

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    If you think masks are just fun things that help you get candy, you are wrong. Dead wrong...
They can also be terrifying tools that can give the most stalwart brave awful nightmares. There
is something inherently awful about some masks. They give their wearer an evil anonymity that
is just chilling.

   Take a look at these incredibly scary masks from movies and history below. You may not want
to close your eyes tonight, though. When you do... you might just find these dead eyes staring
back at you...

1. Babyface Killer Mask from The Hills Run Red

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 Born from forced incest, this killer grew up locked in a shed.

2. Michael Myers from Halloween

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In the Halloween series, Myers murders his older sister and, years later,
a group of teenagers.

3. Hannibal Lecter's Mask from Silence of the Lambs

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 The only thing scarier than this mask is the sight of Hannibal Lecter trying to bite you.

4.   Alexander Peden’s Mask

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In 1663, this Presbyterian minister used this mask to hide himself from the Scottish government,
who did not approve of his beliefs.

5. Schandmaskes or Shame Masks

Klaus D. PeterThese were used by Germans as punishment in the 17th and 18th centuries.

6. Hannya Masks

    

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This type of mask was used in Noh theater and represents a jealous serpent.

 

 

7.  Splatter Masks

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These were used by tank crews in World War I to protect themselves from lead
paint fragments.

8. Iroquois False Face Society Mask

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These masks were worn by those involved in the False Face Society,
a group who worked in medicine.

9. Death Masks 

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These wax or plaster masks were made for the deceased after they passed.

10. Button Face's Mask from Nightbreed

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This villain shouldn't expect to make many friends with those eerie button eyes.
Oh, and all of the killing people.