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‘The Fright Glove’ and ‘Hockey Mask.’ Guess who?

Wow, this was dangerously close to being late, but it's NOT, and that's all that counts. The Halloween Countdown entry for September 29th delves deep into the seedy world of knockoff horror costumes, introducing the pitiful "Fright Glove" and "Hockey Mask." No royalties for Freddy or Jason. But then, they don't need money. I should also report that I've contracted the dreaded East Coast Fever and will now leave you to go find more secret places to spit phlegm.

Posted by Matt on 09/29/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 45 comments

I thought I recognized that picture.
Scroll down:
http://www.alicia-logic.com/capspages/caps_viewall.asp?txtTitle=Fright+Night&hidTitle=Fright+Night&start=16

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 09/30/2004 10:03 AM

I’m pretty sure it’s out there but since I’ve had this fever I haven’t been able to find out the times. But I’ll pass along an update when I have it.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/30/2004 10:03 AM

I never knew Satan was Brak’s dad with a bad tan…

Chestnuts roasted by Slacker @ 09/30/2004 11:03 AM

My brother had a glow in the dark Jason mask for Halloween. When I was younger, he’d sneak into my room wearing it and would crawl under my bed unitl I woke up and then pop out with this horrible glowing Jason face. Scarred me for life, seeing that picture of the mask, even though it wasn’t in a dark room and it didn’t glow, still freaks me out.

Hope you get feeling better Matt! Sucks that you’re sick, but maybe you’ll get a couple days off work!

Chestnuts roasted by Stacey @ 09/30/2004 11:07 AM

After seeing those Fright Night pics I began wondering whatever happened to some of the actors from that movie. So after doing my own "Where are they now" check out what became of the guy that played Evil Ed
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313267/

Chestnuts roasted by bob genghis khan @ 09/30/2004 11:34 AM

I saw the Words "Cheapass Costumes" and I thought it was about my friends’ boyfriend. Sure, he talked a good date, but next day I would hear all about how it would become a case of "She’ll pay for half, even if I didn’t tell her that at the start." or some varient.

Anyway, I bought four glow-in-the-dark masks a couple of years ago for a buck each. I needed spares for my experimental All Hallows’ project. I trimmed one down, using a pocket knife, into a different shape. Busted one early in the process, which is why one needs spares. If Matt sends out a call for poster costumes, you can see how it turned out.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/30/2004 11:57 AM

for the glove why not cut of all the blades except the middlefinger?

Chestnuts roasted by PirateX @ 09/30/2004 12:01 PM

goood job matt.. i love these holiday countdowns

Chestnuts roasted by ed @ 09/30/2004 2:11 PM

Hmm… are you repeating stuff from years past, Matt? I could’ve sworn you did the Fright Glove before. I’ve got two of ‘em, actually — you’re right about them being awkward, which is why I’ve been planning to dismantle them and attach them to a better pair of gloves. For my Choi Bounge cosplay, you know. :D

Chestnuts roasted by Wes @ 09/30/2004 2:51 PM

Smell the Glove.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/30/2004 3:14 PM

That’s hilarious. The fright glove brand has been around for at least fourteen years. I had one when I was Freddy for halloween as kid.

Chestnuts roasted by ChrisM @ 09/30/2004 3:47 PM

"After seeing those Fright Night pics I began wondering whatever happened to some of the actors from that movie. So after doing my own "Where are they now" check out what became of the guy that played Evil Ed
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313267/"

Jesus H. Christ! Thats enough gay porn to kill a republican!

Chestnuts roasted by Blue Eagle @ 09/30/2004 6:04 PM

Hey I had one of these as a kid! It was the authentic Freddy glove though and came with a little plastic brown fedora. Looks like they are just reselling the same thing. I liked it, but I agree, the blades would always end up bent out of shape. It spent so much time trying to get them straight.

Chestnuts roasted by Ben @ 09/30/2004 7:29 PM

Nothing could be creepier than reading that article while listening to some old Halloween cassettes I dug out, and coincidentally hearing the Fat Boyz "Are you Ready for Freddy" and reading the Fat Boyz comment at the EXACT same friggen time!!!

Chestnuts roasted by EtHM @ 10/01/2004 12:15 PM

I like the Freddy claws :)
Everytime I think about Nightmare on Elm Street, I think of The Simpsons parody where Groundskeeper Willie uses his rake to slash people instead of Freddy claws.

Chestnuts roasted by AngeFaitore @ 10/01/2004 9:49 AM

I love the Simpsons parody of the Shinning. (Bart: "Don’t you mean the Shining?" Willie: "Shhh, boy, d’you want us ta get sued???"):D

Love it. I have never seen the Elm Street movies, although these days I’d probably laugh at Johnny Depp being pulled through the bed in a fountain of blood… people with perfect cheekbones and great skin deserve such a fate! Hah!

Chestnuts roasted by The Pale Horse of Death is named Binky @ 10/01/2004 10:43 AM

That wasnt a wink in the preview, dammit.

PS, get well soon Matt! Save up and visit sunny South Africa where it is Spring! Yay! Bound to make you feel instantly better…

Chestnuts roasted by eminentfreak rides a pony @ 10/01/2004 10:48 AM

Sounds like Bosses from 8-bit Nintendo days.

Beware of HOCKEY MASK and FRIGHT GLOVE!!! Find their weaknesses and rescue the princess! Only you can help MATT on his perilous journey to restore peace to X-E LAND!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/01/2004 3:11 PM

Hey, Matt. Never "dropped a comment" before and I dunno if you look at these. If not, cool, but I figured, what the hell.

If you click on my name down there, the link will take you to some pictures I had taken last Halloween. The first one is me as a zombie but scroll down the page and you’ll see my brother’s Jason costume I threw together. There’s a lot of makeup and crap but check out the mask. It’s the exact same one you talked about here. The plastic is so freaking cheap, I had no problem cutting new holes in it and filling in the holes that shouldn’t be there. I also burned the mask and dirtied it up with some paint. The effect isn’t great but it’s pretty similar to the "real" Jason, maybe from Part IV.

Just goes to show what you can do with a two-dollar piece of plastic.

On the other hand, I’ve been seeing that glove in stores for years and god, what a piece of shit. I don’t possess the ingenuity to make something cool out of that.

Chestnuts roasted by Pat @ 10/03/2004 1:33 AM

Hey Matt, Love the website. You had a an article about the Wildwood NJ and the Haunted House there. Holy crap I remembered that. I was probably eight when I went there. We went to the shore in Sea Ilse during the summers. That was an awesome haunted castle or hause. It has stuck with me for 20 years. I still remember that Iron Madien looking character on the billboard from the boardwalk. That will give a kid nightmares.

Chestnuts roasted by Billy @ 10/06/2006 11:42 AM

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