The Mask may refer to:

Literature

Books

* "The Mask", 1889 short story by French author

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalist school, depicting human lives, destinies and s ...

* "The Mask", 1892 short story by Richard Marsh * ''The Mask'' (), 1894 novel by Gilbert Augustin-Thierry * "The Mask" (Chambers short story), 1895 short story by American author Robert W. Chambers, part of the book ''The King in Yellow'' * ''The Mask'', 1905 novel by

William Le Queux William Tufnell Le Queux ( , ; 2 July 1864 – 13 October 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat (honorary consul for San Marino), a traveller (in Europe, the Balkans and North Africa), a flying buff who officiat ...

* ''The Mask'', 1912 poetry book by J. Redwood Anderson * "The Mask", 1912 short story by

F. Tennyson Jesse Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse Harwood (born Wynifried (Winifred) Margaret Jesse; 1 March 1888 – 6 August 1958) was an English people, English journalist, author and criminologist. Early life She was the second of three daughters of the Rev. Eu ...

* ''The Mask'', 1913 novel by Arthur Hornblow Sr. (1865–1942), father of Arthur Hornblow Jr., basis for the 1921 film * "The Mask", 1915 short story by

Bernard Capes Bernard Edward Joseph Capes (30 August 1854 – 2 November 1918) was an English author. Biography Capes was born in London, one of eleven children: his elder sister, Harriet Capes, was a noted translator and author of more than a dozen children ...

, featured in the 1989 book ''The Black Reaper'' * ''The Mask'', 1919 novel by

John Cournos John Cournos, born Ivan Grigorievich Korshun () (6 March 1881 – 27 August 1966), was an American writer and translator. Biography Cournos was born into a Russian Jewish family in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine). His first language wa ...

* "The Mask", 1925 short story by Vernon Knowles, featured in the book ''The Street of Queer Houses and Other Stories'' * "The Mask", 1934 short story by Henry de Vere Stacpoole, featured in the book ''My Grimmest Nightmare'' * ''The Mask'', 1957 novel by Stuart Cloete * "The Mask", 1974 short story by

Sydney James Bounds Sydney James Bounds (4 November 1920 – 24 November 2006) was a British author. He published as Sydney J. Bounds and S. J. Bounds, as well as using the pseudonyms Clifford Wallace, James Marshall, Earl Ellison and Rex Marlowe. He wrote more tha ...

* ''The Mask'' (Lem short story), 1974 short story by Polish science fiction author Stanisław Lem * ''The Mask'', 1978 novel by

Eve Bunting Eve Bjørgum Bunting (née Bolton, December 19, 1928 – October 1, 2023), better known as Eve Bunting, was a Northern Irish-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covered a broad array of subjects and included fiction and non-fic ...

* ''The Mask'' (Koontz novel), 1981 novel written by Dean Koontz under the pseudonym Owen West * "The Mask", 1985 short story by

Joan Clark Joan Clark ( MacDonald; 12 October 1934 – 11 April 2023) was a Canadian fiction author. Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Clark spent her youth in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. She attended Acadia University for its drama program, graduati ...

* "The Mask", 1988 narrative poem by

Leslie Halliwell Robert James Leslie Halliwell (23 February 1929 – 21 January 1989) was a British film critic, encyclopaedist and television rights buyer for ITV, the British commercial network, and Channel 4. He is best known for his reference guides, '' Fi ...

, part of the collection ''A Demon on the Stair'' * ''The Mask'', 1990 novel by Richard Gordon * ''The Mask'', 1993 novelette by

Richard Laymon Richard Carl Laymon (January 14, 1947 – February 14, 2001) was an American author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre. Life and career Laymon was born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, then l ...

* ''The Mask'', 1993 novel by

Scott Ciencin Malcolm Scott Ciencin (September 1, 1962 – August 5, 2014) was an American author of adult and children's fiction. He co-authored several books with his wife Denise Ciencin. He was a ''The New York Times, New York Times'' bestselling au ...

, writing as Nick Baron * ''The Mask'', novelization of the 1994 film by

Steve Perry Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Journey during their most successful years from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He wrote/co-wrote ...

* "The Mask", 1994 short story by

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American list of fantasy authors, fantasy and List of science-fiction authors, science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began w ...

, featured in the 2000 book ''Tales of Old Earth'' * "The Mask", 1998 short story by Gary Myers * ''The Mask'' (Stevens novel), 2015 novel by Taylor Stevens

Comics

* The Mask, a comics character based on

Black Bat The Black Bat was the name of two unrelated pulp heroes featured in different pulp magazine series in the 1930s, most well known because of their similarity to DC Comics hero, Batman. The first Black Bat He appeared in ''Black Bat Detective Mys ...

appearing in ''Exciting Comics'', published by Standard Comics * ''The Mask'' (comics), a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics

Film and television

''The Mask'' franchise

* ''The Mask'' (franchise), media franchise based on the comic book series ** ''The Mask'' (1994 film), a comedy starring Jim Carrey ** ''

Son of the Mask ''Son of the Mask'' is a 2005 superhero comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. A sequel to '' The Mask'' (1994), it is the second film in ''The Mask'' franchise, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Dark Horse Comics ...

'', sequel to the 1994 film ** '' The Mask: Animated Series'', an animated television series

Films

* ''The Mask'' (1919 film), a German silent crime film * ''The Mask'' (1921 film), an American silent mystery film *''Punchinello'', a 1926 American short silent film featuring Bela Lugosi, re-released in 1929 with added music and color under the title ''The Mask'' * ''The Mask'' (1961 film), a low-budget Canadian horror film produced in 3-D and released by Warner Bros * ''The Mask'' (1988 film), an Italian film * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'', a 2008 Japanese action film written and directed by Shimako Satō and based on a novel by Sō Kitamura and its sequel

Television episodes

* "The Mask", ''Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond'' season 2, episode 24 (1960) * "The Mask", ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' season 4, episode 7 (2002) * "The Mask", ''Danger Bay'' season 1, episode 17 (1985) * "The Mask", ''Gotham'' season 1, episode 8 (2014) * "The Mask", ''Just Shoot Me!'' season 3, episode 3 (1998) * "The Mask", ''Mysticons'' season 2, episode 7 (2018) * "The Mask", ''Naturally, Sadie'' season 2, episode 14 (2006) * "The Mask", ''Paradise Falls'' season 1, episode 8 (2001) * "The Mask", ''Pat the Dog'' season 2, episode 22 (2018) * "The Mask", ''Power Play'' season 2, episode 8 (1999) * "The Mask", ''Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa'' episode 4 (2022) * "The Mask", ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' special 1 (1994) * "The Mask", ''Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets'' season 2, episode 3 (2011) * "The Mask", ''Teen Titans Go!'' season 2, episode 17 (2014) * "The Mask", ''The Unexpected'' episode 25 (1952) * "The Masks", ''The Twilight Zone'' (1959) season 5, episode 25 (1964)

Music

* "The Mask", a song by Dangerdoom featuring Ghostface Killah from the album ''

The Mouse and the Mask ''The Mouse and the Mask'' (stylized as ''THE MOUSE & THE MASK'') is the only studio album by Danger Doom, a collaboration between the hip hop artists Danger Mouse and MF Doom. It was released in Europe on October 10, 2005, and on October 11, ...

'' * "The Mask", a song by Black Light Burns from their album ''

Cruel Melody ''Cruel Melody'' is the debut album of American rock band Black Light Burns, released on June 5, 2007, through Ross Robinson's label I AM: WOLFPACK. The album is an outcome of frontman Wes Borland's efforts aft ...

Other

* ''The Mask'', a defunct publication of the Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity * ''The Mask'', a 1868 monthly review edited by

Leopold David Lewis Leopold David Lewis (19 November 1828 – 23 February 1890), was an English dramatist. Lewis was born in London in 1828, the son of Elizabeth and David Leopold Lewis, a surgeon, and was educated at the King's College School, and upon gradua ...

and Alfred Thompson * ''The Mask'' (journal), a theatre magazine periodically published from 1908 to 1921 *

Careto (malware) (Spanish slang for "face"), sometimes called The Mask, is a piece of espionage malware discovered by Kaspersky Lab in 2014. Because of its high level of sophistication and professionalism, and a target list that included diplomatic offices and em ...

or ''The Mask'', a piece of espionage malware discovered in 2014 * ''The Mask'' (video game), a Super NES side-scrolling action game based on the 1994 film