13 Best Horror Movie Masks

5. Plastic Mask - Alice, Sweet Alice

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Uncanny Valley is that strange sensation of something somewhat familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, and Alice, Sweet Alice's transparent mask is the perfect example of the phenomenon. Human enough to be engaging and plastic enough to be completely terrifying, the 'Alice' mask is decorated with makeup in a classically beautiful way, despite being completely devoid of life. Just like Paris Hilton.

The disparity between a giant shiny unmoving face and a human body makes it look like some creepy doll has come to life, and has proven itself as inspiration for many more masks since its 1976 debut. Featuring a young girl that's killed on her first communion, her family must figure out who the killer is before more lose their lives - causing jealous sister Alice to come under suspicion.

Doing its part to disguise the killer at the heart of this movie's murder mystery, the mask is an eerie reminder that whilst we're presented with what people want to show us in everyday life: you don't know who someone really is on the inside.

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