The Crimson Ghost Mask Room (my collection)

[Crimson Ghost]

Hello!

My name is Rudy and I am a UMA newbie. I've been collecting all things monster my whole life, but I've focused more on my mask collecting in the past ten years. I built a dedicated dungeon to house my ever changing collection. Classic Don Post is my main focus. I've been on other forums over the years and have always wanted to join the UMA. My collection has changed since these photos were taken, the last pics will be a more accurate look at what is here. I will update more soon, I will have new pieces coming in. I'll add more details on some some of my favorite and more unique pieces too.

Thank you!

[Crimson Ghost]

More pics

[StyreneDude]

That is just an amazing collection. You should be proud!

[Kidagain]

Hey CG, glad to see you over here too, like I've said before your collection is fantastic. Best wishes.

[Wicked Lester]

All I can say is WOW!

[marsattacks666]

Awesome, awesome!!!!!

[the_horror_man]

Holy Latex Batman! I have been collecting Horror/monster stuff for almost 25 years. This is probably the best mask collection I have ever seen, truly incredible.

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[Mike Scott]

Jaw dropping collection, CG!

[Relic]

CG That's one incredible collection!!
You sure are one dedicated collector!!

[BryanBaugh]

Amazing collection!! And wonderful display, too.

Now I must ask a question... You have one mask in there that I have been looking for, and have not seen, in over 25 years.

I'm talking about the brown zombie with the bright green web of slime over his left eye.
You can just barely see him in a few of these photos. The best look at him, is in your seventh photo down, on the shelf directly to the left of the Tor Johnson and Fly Head masks.

I first saw that green slime zombie in a costume shop when I was a teenager in the 1980's. And it was love at first sight. I wanted to own it so badly! But a high-end mask like that, in those days, was usually priced at $70.00 minimum, which seemed insanely expensive to me back then! I was only a kid, and my only income was my lawn-mowing allowance!
I would stop and stare at that mask for a while, every time I visited that store. I seem to remember it sitting on display, unsold for a few years. ...And then suddenly it was just gone. That was the last time I laid eyes on it.

That face has haunted my imagination ever since. Over the years I have put green slime on many of the zombies I draw in my comic books and horror illustrations, just because of that mask.

It was an unexpected thrill to see it lurking, just off to the side, in your photos today. This also gives me hope that it might still be possible to track down a copy for myself.

I've got a fun little collection of Halloween masks but I am not deeply involved enough in the collector market, to know: Just how popular, or obscure, is that mask anyway? Is it easy to find these days?
I never knew the exact name of the mask or the company that manufactured it. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated!

[mjaycox]

Dear Crimson Ghost--

Welcome!! Thank you so much for showing us your marvelous collection. There is not a single dud in the entire set! Wow.

I particularly like your Topstone collection

Matt

[raycastile]

Rudy has the best vintage mask collection I've ever seen. I'm sure there are "better" ones, but they are cloistered in secrecy by their misanthropic owners, so phooey on them. What's the point in having a collection if you don't share it? Rudy has obviously invested a lot of time and love into his home museum. And of course, being a Topstone collector, I like the way he proudly displays Topstone masks alongside the rarest Don Post pieces.

[Anton Phibes]

I am equally as impressed by the care and space devoted to the collection. I wish I had a finished basement. 

[Dr Wolfenstein]

Amazing collection CG.I keep coming back to look at your collection,trying to decide which one I like the best.Kinda like looking through an issue of Famous Monsters and trying to decide which mask I'd buy if I had the money only better.

[Crimson Ghost]

If this isn't a warm welcome, I don't know what is! Thanks for the awesome comments, I wish you guys could walk into the room, it is so different then looking at the photos. It was some of Rays photos years ago that pushed me into joining masks forums and get more serious about the presentation of my collection. I'll post a few shots of the room build, it was the first thing I did when I moved into my new home.