“The Kirk mask was turned inside out.”
MythNo first-hand account says this. Every one of them describes paint, bigger eye holes, sideburns and hair, with the mask right-side out.
From Kirk to Myers.
In 1978 a store-bought Captain Kirk mask became Michael Myers. This site documents everything that can actually be proven about it, and marks what can’t.
Research current as of September 26, 2026
Step 4 of 4 · Spray-paint the face white
“Dead white” to Wallace, “a bluish white” to the official site, “fish belly white” to the 1999 documentary. The paint stops at the already-cut eye openings.
“Spray-painted the whole thing dead white.”
Tommy Lee Wallace, 2008
The ten-second answer
What is established, what is disputed, what is myth
Two disputes
The people involved contradict each other on two points
Dispute 1
Which life cast of Shatner was used?
Everyone agrees the 1975 Kirk mask was built on a cast of Shatner's head that Don Post Studios owned. Nobody with first-hand knowledge has said, on the record, which production that cast came from.
Read both sidesDispute 2
Who physically turned the Kirk mask into the Michael Myers mask?
The production designer says he did it at home. Don Post Studios has said the filmmakers paid it to do the work, and a federal court wrote that version into its findings of fact.
Read both sidesMyths
Three of twenty-two things the internet gets wrong
“Bill Malone designed the Michael Myers mask.”
MythMalone sculpted the 1975 Kirk mask. The Myers look came from the 1978 alterations.
“Don Post Studios cashed in on the mask after the film.”
MythIt couldn't. The license had lapsed, a 1981 license request was refused, and its unlicensed 1986 mask lost in court.
Explore
The research, arranged
Timeline
From a 1960s face cast to a 2022 obituary, every dated event with its grade.
Who said what
Fourteen claims against eight speakers. The disputes become visible at a glance.
Family tree of the face
Cast → foam master → Kirk mask → Michael Myers → the lawsuit → the replicas.
The screen-used mask
Where it went after 1981, who has it, and what condition it is in.
The lawsuit
Don Post Studios v. Cinema Secrets, 2000, in the court’s own words.
Shatner, in his words
Every statement found, in order, from 2008 to 2021.