If you grew up in the late 70’s or early 80’s then you probably watched the original Land of the Lost.. which I did. The sleestak’s always freaked me out because of their big eyes, hissing sounds and for the fact they moved so slow. Oh what a great low budget show it was. On Saturdays it was a sight you had to see.

Now with the 2009 remake of The Land of The Lost you can finally live your lifelong dream of dressing up as a Sleestak!  Awesome!

Below you can watch the original Land of the Lost intro… awww, doesn’t it bring back memories? More after the jump…

About Sleestak’s

Sleestak Mask

Sleestaks are large, scary, green humanoids with both reptilian and insectoid features; they have scaly skin with frills around the neck, bulbous unblinking eyes, pincer-like hands, stubby tails, and a single blunt horn on top of the head, and bear a resemblance to the hypothetical “Dinosauroid”. Sleestaks communicate with a hissing sound that rarely changes in characteristics. They move slowly in an upright and bipedal manner. Running is not necessary to avoid capture. Sleestaks are more sophisticated than Pakuni and are able to manufacture crossbows, rope, nets, periscopes and other relatively advanced technologies. The Sleestak have a current population of about 7,000 according to the Library of Skulls, but there were only three Sleestak costumes available for the show’s production, which sometimes required creative editing to create the illusion that they were that numerous. Of all the characters or species in the series the Sleestaks are the most famous.

Sleestaks live in the Lost City, an underground tunnel complex originally constructed by the Altrusians. They hate bright light and rarely venture out during the day. Sleestaks also have a “hibernation season” during which they cocoon themselves into rocky alcoves using some sort of webbing; cool air keeps them in hibernation, and the heat from lava in a pool that the character Peter Koenig (see below) dubbed “Devil’s Cauldron” inside the caverns of the Lost City revives them again on a regular schedule. The Sleestaks are very defensive of the Lost City. They know that their ancestors built it, but do not know how or why. They have occasionally tried exploring beyond the chasm that separates the Lost City from the rest of the Land, but their expeditions generally do not return; they consider the City to be their only refuge. However, after the earthquake at the beginning of season 3 the sleestaks are afraid and try to kick the Marshalls out of the temple. Fortunatley, Jack gets the door shut and the Sleestaks are trapped outside….

If you want to dive into some more Land of the Lost Sleestak info then visit the wiki page for more info.

If you are the funny adventurous type why not mix the Sleestak mask with a Hugh Hefner robe or Michael Jackson costume.. You’d be the sleez-knees!

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The simplest and most effective homemade Halloween masks are often built on previously made mask forms.  Whether you want an eye mask that covers only your eyes and the bridge of your nose, a half mask covering your face from the hairline to just short of the tip of the nose, or a full face mask covering your face from hair to chin, the forms can be found at craft stores and event stores.  If you fail to find mask forms in your neighborhood they can be purchased online from such sources as Amazon.com, as well as through a range of specialty houses.

Using the previously made forms as a basis to work up from, you must then decide what you would like to create.  Do you want to be a cat?  A bird?  A tattooed pirate?  Your imagination and your skill are the only limits to what you can make.  By gluing a thin line of glitter around the eye holes of a mask, then carefully gluing fancy feathers to the mask starting in the center and working your way out, you can make a peacock, an owl, a canary.  Feathers are again a common item at craft stores and in the craft section of many department stores.  

Buy fake white fur.  Cut it to match the form of the mask, then use a fabric ink pen to mark the fur with cat patterns.  Or, if you like, purchase a base paint and a good grade of high gloss art enamels, and create a painted mask marked like a leopard or a tiger.

Base paint and high gloss enamel are also superb for fantasy masks.  Painting the mask with spirals, stars, ribbons of color, gluing on sprinkles of glitter and tiny ribbon bows, you can make a delightful mask for a princess, an enchantress, or your favorite little fairy.

The same methods can be turned to more dramatic use if your fairy prefers to be a pirate.  A black patch, a bandana (glued firmly at the forehead to prevent it from escaping during trick-or-treat fun) and a big black handlebar moustache painted on over the lip can give a girl or boy a great pirate face.

For zombies, ghouls, ghosts, and vampires it may be best to let the kids free to play with their own ideas.  For their protection use safe tempera paints rather than enamels, and be sure to have plenty of red and green…they go fast when you’re designing your own monster!

Provide good “nasties”  and a secure glue, too: frizzled yard for hair (and for unknown mutilations), fake bugs, worms — you would be amazed what creepy crawly things and bits of scrap fabric can be used for when the child is going for a serious case of “ICK!”

Another form of mask entirely can be based on a simple ski mask.  These don’t take glue well, or paint, but they do take fabric ink pens and they are great to sew onto.  A ragdoll mop of yarn hair, a couple chain stitch red circles for shiny doll cheeks, and you have a ragdoll in very little time.  Again, the ski mask can make a very good base for sewn on monster ingredients.  You can add dropping fleece jowls, flopping fleece ears, and soft fleece wrinkles to make a perfectly huggable basset hound pup.  A set of tidy embroidered whiskers and pink felt ears can present you with a kitten in less than half an hour.

For more ideas check online and in the crafts section of your library.  Yes, it can be fun to buy masks already designed and crafted, but it is much more fun to make you own at home!

I’m pretty sure Obama is going to be very popular this year for Halloween. Obama Halloween masks available here :Obama Vinyl Mask – Adult – Costumes

Get your very own Sarah Palin mask for Halloween this year!  It’s paper but maybe that says something?

Sarah Palin Paper Mask – Costumes

Freddy Kureger Horror Mask	Saw Pig Head Horror Mask
Michael Myers Horror Mask	Saw Puppet Horror Mask
Autopsy Ghoul Horror Mask	Twisted Jester Horror Mask
Moonshined Wolf Horror Mask	Devil Skull Horror Mask
Sea Creature Horror Mask	Puppet Master Horror Mask

According to buycostumes.com these are the top ten masks this year.  Some look pretty damn scary, so if you’re looking to scare the hell out of people this year then check out the masks above.  They do have more on their site so check em out!