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Some of the scariest movies released over the past few decades are Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween. Most popular movies don't go past a trilogy but these three went on and on multiple times over many years, thanks to their popularity in the theaters. While they're not the most intelligently written movies, their longevity is due in part to people's lust for being scared and watching gore on the screen. They are all murderers who never seem to die, or if they do, they manage to come back to life again.

Michael Myers first debuted in Halloween in 1978 and the story continued for 9 more sequels. His character is synonymous with evil, having filled the role of mass murderer in all 10 movies. His face is hidden by a scarred mask throughout all the films and his real face is never revealed. His first murder was his sister. 15 years later, he returns to kill the neighborhood teenagers. As the title suggests, he kills on Halloween and blends right in with the trick-or-treaters who are also donning masks.

Out of all three characters, the only one with speaking lines is Freddy Krueger, the slasher of A Nightmare on Elm Street. He's an ugly, bald, disfigured character who'd been badly burned. His head is covered with a fedora and he wears a hand of long, razor fingers which he uses to kill his victims. Unlike the other two murderers, Freddy does his killing while his victims are dreaming. While they sleep, he hunts them down in their nightmares and is equipped with superpowers. During the day, he only has normal human abilities. To live, his victims must try not to fall asleep.

Jason Voorhees is the killer who has outlasted them all. He's died and come back to life through 13 Friday the 13th movies. He's quite scary despite the seemingly innocent hockey mask he wears to hide his dead looking face. The movie series began at the camp where his mother was the cook. She kills the counselors who she blames for her son's death. When she is decapitated, Jason returns from the dead to avenge his mother's death. He "speaks" to her while she lies in her bed and continues to boss him around and drive him to kill.

Few horror films have endured the test of time like these three have. Their villains are so horrifying, it's hard to come up with a scarier character. They all kill in a bloody, vulgar manner which makes for good entertainment for movie goers. They're also great date movies, since the girl gets scared and has to hold on to her boyfriend.

Many different actors have played the parts of Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees. Given that all of their faces are hidden by masks, they are easy to replace with a new actor. Every year, you'll see a few of their costumes among the trick-or-treaters.

If you want to spook the neighborhood kids this year, the Michael Myers mask, Freddy Krueger Mask, and Jason Voorhees masks are guaranteed scary masks for Halloween or any costume party. No matter how many years go by, everyone still associates them with the mass murderer.