Already made more than a dozen movies and counting, Friday the 13th is one of the most popular and longest-running horror franchises in film history. As a result, the series’ sinister killer Jason Voorhees has become one of the most famous and powerful horror movie villains of all time.
Of course, aside from his penchant for slaughtering horny teenagers, Jason’s true trademark is his trusty hockey mask. Although the menacing mask has evolved in different films over the decades, the overall look has always remained the same.
Updated by Colin McCormick on October 15, 2022: When it comes to horror icons that seem to be everywhere this time of year, Jason Voorhees is one of the main ones. His expressionless yet terrifying hockey mask is an icon of the horror genre and has been a simple and popular Halloween costume for years. But if fans are wondering which version of the mask is best for trying to imitate this spooky Halloween season, they can revisit each version ranked from worst to best.
Knockoff Mask – Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning Basically the infamous stepson of the series.This is because the fifth part Not the protagonist of Jason at all, but a psychotic copycat killer pretending to be him.
As with most weak imitators, the mask this imitator wears is a cheap knockoff that doesn’t provide the same terrifying effect as the original. The mask isn’t even the correct color, as it has blue lines around the edges instead of the original bloody red outline. This may be a subtle hint at Jason’s true identity, but it’s still a pale imitation.
Futuristic Mask – Jason X (2001)
Jason X Imagining Jason extending his bloody reign of terror into a universe far into the future, it was a moment many fans felt Friday the 13th The franchise jumped the shark. At one point, aboard a scientific research spacecraft, Jason’s injured body fell into a medical station and underwent full-body reconstruction surgery and a metal mask modification.
While it’s refreshing to see Jason’s face covered in something new, the bulky metal mask kind of makes him look like a goofy cartoon character. The mask also looked ill-fitting, with Jason’s fat head protruding from the sides. So much for the future.
The Original Burlap Sack – Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Before the iconic hockey mask, this was Jason’s first mask Friday the 13th Franchise. This is because he’s not the killer from the original movie (that was his mom) and because he wears a one-eyed sack in the movie. Friday the 13th Part 2.
at the same timee The mask itself is so scary that it was deducted points for plagiarizing the 1976 TV horror movie The town that’s afraid of sunsetwhich also features a psychopathic killer who decorates his mask with a sack.
Stretching the Tattered Mask – Jason Goes to Hell (1993)
exist Jason goes to hellJason became a shape-shifting ghoul, able to move from one human body to another. As a result, he rarely displays his iconic face of a burly lunatic wearing a hockey mask. Until the end, that is.
But when he does return to his original appearance, his iconic mask appears stretched and severely torn. To make matters worse, the mask seems to melt into Jason’s face, with his swollen scalp protruding from all sides, which only lessens his terrifying appearance. The idea was to have Jason’s body rotted so badly that it was now bursting through the seams of the costume, but instead, it looks like his mask was a size too small.
Universal Mask – Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
It’s not that there’s anything particularly wrong with the mask Jason wears. Jason Takes Manhattan; It’s just that there’s nothing particularly new or inspired about it either.
The generic hockey mask looks very similar to the mask worn in three or four previous installments of the series, which may be one of the reasons why Jason’s appearance changes so drastically in the following films, Jason goes to hell. This is a textbook example of a classic terrorist villain that terrorist imitators will use to avoid being sued by Jason’s copyright holders.
Cheesecloth Bag – Friday the 13th (2009)
While technically a remake, the 2009 version Friday the 13th Sounds like the hottest album in the entire series.For example, before Jason found a hockey mask to wear, he wore one in Friday the 13th Part 2.
Yet somehow this tightly wrapped mask looks more menacing than the baggy, one-eyed sack from the adult Jason’s film debut. It had an almost dirty cheesecloth appearance, with a belt tied over the right eye. This makes many fans feel that Jason Voorhees is the scariest character ever.
Retro Mask – Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives (1986)
One of the least known chapters in the book Friday the 13th Franchise is the sixth item, Jason Life. The film begins in a cemetery, where Jason is resurrected after being struck by lightning. From the moment Jason rose from the grave, he was seen wearing his trusty hockey mask.
Assuming this is the same mask he wears last chapter Tommy Jarvis (played by Corey Feldman) happened to be the one who accidentally resurrected Jason before being killed by him. The mask is equipped with three-tube straps, multiple breathing holes, and a blood-red inverted triangle pattern above the nose.
Brain Digging Mask – Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)
Although there is not much difference between the mask Jason wears new bloodThe cracked front exposed chunks of brain matter and a row of broken teeth, making Jason look even more terrifying than usual.
The lower left portion of Jason’s face and mouth area is completely exposed, almost like a homage to Harvey Dent/Two-Face, revealing a mouth rotten from decades of dental neglect and decay . A huge wound on his head can also be seen in the profile photo.
Bloodstained Mask – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
The second film in the series in which Jason dons a terrifying hockey mask is Part 4: Final Chapterwhich takes the design of the previous film (more on that later) and tweaks it to be even scarier.
exist last chapterThe hockey mask still has the triple straps and double bolts on the chin. Weirdly, however, it replaces the lower red outline with a nasty, bloodied gash on the top of Jason’s head, which is where the ax landed in the previous film. The bloody gouges and oozing blood near his left eye made the evil boy look even uglier than he already was.
A Mask Covered in Dust and Blood – Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)
To convey the passage of time, Jason’s iconic hockey mask is given a dirty, dusty, old, blood-soaked look in this big-budget mashup Freddy VS. Jason, where is the long slasher icon A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th Finally met.
The novelty mask had several scratches from wear and tear, the redness was faded, the right cheekbone was cracked, and there were two large scars on the left side of the face. The result looks less like an anachronistic hockey mask ripped from the ’80s and more like an original mask made in ancient cultures, which is consistent with Jason’s current status in pop culture. It also makes him look like a warrior, perfect for a showdown with Freddy Krueger, considered the best scene in a bad movie.
Original Mask – Friday the 13th 3D (1982)
ever since he first put it on Friday the 13th Part 3 (3D), Jason’s first hockey mask still ranks No. 1.Granted, it was improved upon in subsequent sequels, but without it there simply wouldn’t be any Friday the 13th first.
Jason first discovered the now-infamous hockey mask after murdering a nerdy character named Shirley (Larry Zenner). After killing Shirley in the barn, he stole the mask, put it on, and began a three-year bloody massacre.