Everything there's to know about the original 78 Mask. All this research was done by Myers.net member " THe Ghostly Shape"
-A Captain Kirk mask (left), derived from a lifecast of William Shatner, taken for the filming of "Star Trek", sculpted, produced, and distributed by Don Post Studios.
An unidentified photo of the Kirk and Spock masks from the 1970s.
Lifecast of William Shatner
-A Spock mask (right), derived from a lifecast of Leonard Nimoy, taken for the filming of "Star Trek". Sculpted, produced, and distributed by Don Post Studios.
An unidentified photo of the Kirk and Spock masks from the 1970s.
Lifecast of Nimoy, Photo credit to forche_designs
-An Emmet Kelly Clown mask, sculpted, produced, and distributed by Don Post Studios.
Original DPS Emmet Kelly Mask, Photo credit to FreddyMyers101
Obviously, the eventual choice was the Captain Kirk mask.
Photo of Forest Ackerman's Mint Condition Kirk
Tommy Lee Wallace bought at least 3 masks (speculation) and took the following steps to create the mask that we all know, fear, and love.
-Tore off sideburn and eyebrow hair
-Enlarged the Eyeholes
-Spray painted the mask "Fish Belly White", as he describes it
- Misted the hair black with "Streak n' Tips".
Modern can of Black Streak n' Tips
Wallace's unconventional methods caused much of the paint to wear off throughout filming, causing the mask to naturally weather itself over the 30-day filming period. The hair also became lighter throughout filming due to the fact that only the top of the hair was misted, not all of it (the hair).
Photo Showing the Extreme Weathering of the Hero Mask, behind the scenes shot.
Many argue that Tommy Lee Wallace only created one of the 3 masks and that the 2 stunt masks were created by Don Post Studios and given to the filmmakers. This theory is plausible when considering the state that the 2 stunt masks kept during filming. One stunt mask, as seen below, kept all of its white paint even after filming, and the hair is black all the way through. If DPS did create this stunt mask, it would make much sense that the paint and hair work would be of higher quality.
Thread speculating the origin of all 3 masks:
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https://www.michael-myers.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=105335
Photo Highlighting Similarities between The H1 Stunt mask and the Stunt Blood Tears mask from Halloween II (1981), photo credit: Kaizu
Recently Released Photo of Jamie Lee Curtis wearing a stunt mask sometime after the filming of Halloween (1978). Confirmed to be the "stunt blood tears" mask used in Halloween 2, photo credit unknown
Thread matching the JLC Stunt mask to the Stunt Blood tears mask in Halloween II (1981):
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https://www.michael-myers.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=111555
Other Images of the Hero Mask:
John Carpenter and Nick Castle wearing the Hero and the Primary Stunt Mask, respectively. photo credit unknown.
Nick Castle wearing the Hero mask Prior to Filming of the "Hedge Scene", photo credit unknown.
Actor Nick Castle holding the Hero mask between takes, photo credit unknown. (Note the blonde hair showing through the hair.) photo credit unknown
Colorized Photo of Nick Castle wearing the Hero mask, photo credit: Nick Mulpagano.
Other Images of the Stunt Masks:
John Carpenter and Nick Castle wearing the Hero and the Primary Stunt Mask, respectively. Photo credit unknown.
Primary Stunt Mask worn by an unknown individual, photo credit unknown.
Where are the Original Masks Today?
Out of the 3 masks used for filming,
only the hero mask's location is definitively known. Member Kirk Magnum claims to know where at least one stunt mask resides today, but that will be addressed shortly.
The Hero Mask
I have heard several different stories about where the hero mask went after the filming of Halloween (1978). After someone can post here and clarify, I will edit the post. Here are the two stories that have been circulated:
1. Debra Hill took the hero mask after filming and kept it in a shoebox under her bed until the filming of Halloween II (1981), which sped up the deterioration process.
2. The hero mask was given to Nick Castle and displayed on his fireplace mantel until Debra asked for it back to film Halloween II, but never returned it.
For the longest time, members believed theory #1 above.. Until Nick Castle made some claims that questioned it at a Q&A at Monster Mania Con 17 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Around the 1:35 mark in the video below, Castle states that he had the original mask for "a couple years" after the filing for Halloween wrapped. He also claims that he had the mask on display in his home until right before Halloween began production. Castle says that Debra Hill called him asking if he had the original mask in his possession because they could not make a duplicate one close enough to it and no one remembered who owned it. Nick Castle then allowed them to use it for Halloween II and claims that Debra Hill told him he would get it back when filming concluded. Contrary to Debra's promise, Castle states that he never got the mask back.
Skip to the 1:35 mark in the following link to hear the above statements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjU5jqmPoJg
Some members speculate that both Debra and Nick are telling the truth. It is possible that Debra Hill took home the Hero mask, while Nick Castle took home one of the stunt masks. Perhaps the mask that Castle brought home and then gave to Hill was used in Halloween II as a stunt mask. If this were the case, it would make complete sense that Castle never got it back was because one of the Halloween II stunt masks was destroyed in the fire scene at the end of Halloween II.
Regardless of who took what, **** warlock kept the Hero mask from Halloween (1978) after filming of Halloween II (1981) wrapped. For some time, **** Warlock kept the mask on display next to his Hero Friday the 13th Hockey mask and Hood.
Hero Halloween mask after the filming of Halloween II (1981), photo credit **** Warlock.
Hero Halloween mask after the filming of Halloween II (1981), photo credit **** Warlock.
After some years, someone found out that **** Warlock had the mask on display. The video and pictures below, taken in 1996, are some of the last documentations of the mask before it was sold to a private collector, who owns it today.
Video taken in 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Tfgu7qFjE
Hero Halloween mask on display somewhere between 1996 and 1998, photo credit unknown.
Video taken in 2001, 3 years before being sold to a private collector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHawn3tP5Jw
In 2003, private collector and haunted attraction owner, Mark Roberts of Tiffin, Ohio, purchased the mask from **** Warlock for a reported sum of $13,000. He still owns the mask to this day and rumors recently circulated claiming that he plans on getting the mask restored, and keeps it in a temperature-controlled display case. Below is the last known picture of the Hero mask from Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981).
Collector Mark Roberts holding the Hero Halloween Mask with previous owner, **** Warlock, photo credit unknown.
The Stunt Masks
It is widely believed that one of the stunt masks was burnt in the end scene of Halloween II, but I am not sure if this is confirmed. Member Billy Kirkus (AKA Kirk Magnum) claims that he has talked with someone involved with the original two Halloween films and that they claim to have a mask from Halloween (1978).
The following post was made on November 1st, 2015:
He also made a thread, which can be found here:
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https://www.michael-myers.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97380
He has since made no other updates.
The other stunt mask was used in Halloween II for the "messy blood tears" scene. The following photos shows the mask being worn by JLC after the filming of Halloween (1978), and the next is comparing that mask to the messy blood tears mask from Halloween II.
Recently Released Photo of Jamie Lee Curtis wearing a stunt mask sometime after the filming of Halloween (1978). Confirmed to be the "stunt blood tears" mask used in Halloween 2, photo credit unknown
Photo comparing the JLC stunt mask to the Halloween II Messy Blood Tears Mask, photo credit Kaizu
Photos from the wrap party of Halloween (1978). Caution: The Second picture may cause extreme distress.
John Carpenter, Tommy Lee Wallace, and Nick Castle, respectively (They all three had a band,The Coup de Villes) all wearing a mask from Halloween. Photo Credit: Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Photo taken moments after the one above, where all masks are lying on the floor while they're preforming. 
. Photo Credit: Kim Gottlieb-Walker
