One of the most effective tropes in the horror genre is masked killers, and the success of franchises like Halloween and Friday the 13th proves audiences can’t get enough of faceless murderers stalking terrified victims. Horror movie history is littered with unsettling killers who hide their faces behind masks, dating back to the earliest scary films such as Rupert Julian’s 1925 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Many horror movie villains show their faces, but the popularity of classic terrors like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers as well as modern villains like The Grabber in 2021’s The Black Phone reveals there’s something viewers find captivating about masked killers.
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Author: Colin McCormick
