Halloween is just around the corner. I can't wait! I better get working on my mask. I'm not sure what I'll be. It is an under water theme amongst my friends this year. (They do an haunted house in SF.) I better get thinking...

What do I like in a mask? The creepier the better... no pretty things for me.
I think the best masks are handmade, a little off  and usually pretty old. 

Here's to the lovely, vintage and weird...

Spooky Edwardian 1910 via national geographic

Creepy Skeleton mask from 1938 via Boston Public Library

Dog Masks via Graves and Gouls

The Lovely vintage witches via Always Halloween

too cute to not include...Vintage kitty costume via Maudelynn

A little music with your spooks... via My Heart is a terrorist

Creepy Halloween group of musicians from 1920's via here

The baby scares me more than the mouse.... via My Little Time Machine

When costumes weren't so obvious from 1905 via Vintag.es

Little ghost...via national geographic archives

Sisters/masked cowboys from 1950's via Shorpy

What has been your favorite Halloween costume? I've been going with a semi-victorian theme the last few years, but this year, I wanna do something new.

I hope you got some inspiration from my old masks and costumes. What will you be this year?