It's really astonishing to take a look at this years trends concerning possible costume choices for halloween 2009. Especially horror masks seem to enjoy a great degree of popularity this year, with the trend seemingly shifting yet again into the direction of rather fancy masks.In this regard, mask creators are increasingly taking on contemporary issues that originate from the politics and social fields.
In the United States for example, 'Bernie Madoff' masks are the hot seller for this season. Madoff reached his notoriety by creating a ponzi scheme that left investors around the world duped, with the huge sum of 65 billion dollars missing.The answer to the question, why many customers seem to favor these kind of scary masks over others can probably be found in the deeply rooted fear of the current crisis in the financial markets and of the seemingly omnipotent economic slump. Anyways, masks of famous people like well known politicians appear to be well liked not only during halloween or carnival. A perfect recent example are the new 'Barakula' masks, caricaturing the current president of the USA as a bloodthirsty vampire.
Masks emulating the recently deceased popstar Michael Jackson, selling under the name of "Wacko Jacko" and exhibiting a nasty, unfavorable facial expression are bizarre in a notable way as well and leading to respectable sales as well. Anyways, the selection of a mask for halloween is and will always be a matter of ones own liking. Personally, my gusto concerning horror masks is rather old-fashioned, with classics such as Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers or Jason Vorhees masks being among my favourites.
