They’re not just for Halloween anymore. Expensive, realistic masks — the kind that are the hit of the costume party — are increasingly being used out of season, and not always for laughs. A white bank ...

LOS ANGELES – They’re not just for Halloween anymore. Expensive, realistic masks – the kind that are the hit of the costume party – are increasingly being used out of season, and not always for laughs ...

Some masks are so realistic that people frequently cannot tell them apart from human faces, a study has found. Participants were fooled by the masks in a fifth of cases, researchers from the ...

LOS ANGELES — They’re not just for Halloween anymore. Expensive, realistic masks — the kind that are the hit of the costume party — increasingly are being used out of season, and not always for laughs ...

It’s easy to spot someone wearing a mask, right? Well, new research suggests that it can be much harder than you think. Masks are a great way to help actors get into character and scare young children ...

SINGAPORE: They’re often used in Hollywood, and are a recurring and possibly well-worn hallmark of the Mission Impossible films. But realistic silicone face masks are now under the spotlight in China ...

The illegal use of a silicone face mask by a man has sparked public discussion in China. There is a growing call for stricter regulation and oversight of the sale and use of silicone face masks on ...

A Brazilian gang leader’s attempted jailbreak on Saturday had all the hallmarks of a thriller movie -- except, perhaps, for the ending. During visiting hours at the Rio de Janeiro prison where he’s ...

A drug trafficker serving 36 years behind bars tried to escape from prison wearing a mask, a wig and a dress to disguise himself as an old woman. Clodoaldo Antonio Felipe, 44, wore the creepy mask, ...

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Dr Rob Jenkins, from the Department of Psychology at the University of York, with a mask. Credit: University of York/PA Some masks are so realistic that people frequently cannot tell them apart from ...