Glow, Glow, Godzilla!: Super7 Hits Nostalgic Points With Vacu-Formed Kaiju Masks

Welcome to the table,

It’s that time of year again when the leaves begin to fall, candy marketing kicks into high gear, and spirits of the dead begin to lurk more than they normally do… or at least that is what the selection on most streaming platforms seems to indicate. In my house, we have been watching our Halloween movies since the start of September because I’m all about this warm and fuzzy holiday, and I like to start celebrating as soon as I can.

One of my favorite features of the fall festivities is the vacu-formed masks that were super popular in the 70s and early 80s. These brightly colored and often crudely painted face-coverings were made, as the name indicates, by vacuum forming plastic over mold, to stretch out the surface and give the mask its form. Even as I typed that I heard the voice of Mark Summers from Unwrapped in my head, spouting it off like a delightful little factoid. Now that would be a fun show to do… Anton’s Halloween Histories… that’s for another time, for now, let’s talk about these delightful Kaiju masks from Super7.

These new Toho-inspired glow-in-the-dark vintage-style Halloween masks really capture the spirit of the Halloween season. Featuring Mechagodzilla, Hedorah, and Godzilla in retro-style window box packaging that feels like something right off a late 70s early 80s shelf at Roses discount store, these masks will be perfect for collectors, costumes, and those who love Halloween nostalgia just like me.

The Mechagodzilla mask really brings a sense of nostalgia that’s almost as powerful as the mechanical monster menace itself… even if Godzilla will always win against this glowing goofball.

Hedora is such an underrepresented Kaiju, and why? Because he was born out of Toxic waste? Because he can’t beat Godzilla even if he looks super cool. Because he looks like an angry mop bucket come to life that rolled around in swamp water and slime? I have no idea why we don’t have more of this creepy creature, but I sure love seeing him get his own mask in this set.

All hail the king of monsters! This Godzilla mask would have been a treasured item of mine if I had it as a child. Heck, it makes adult me absolutely delighted and the fact it glows in the dark is just an added bonus.

All of these masks just feel like the holidays to me and would make any kaiju or horror collector happy to add them to their Halloween collection. You can pick them up at this link, or individually over at Super7.com.

Until next time, Glow Glow Godzilla! Also as an aside, these items don’t ship to Japan so if you are trying to order them there be aware.