Just as the Scream series loves to squeeze every penny out of that famous Ghostface mask, the internet loves to piggyback on this bizarre trend every year around Halloween.
The symbolism of the slasher series has now become something of an online sexual fantasy, or TikTok, and the trend is not just well-worn, but, like most of these trends, extremely popular. took a strange turn.
Essentially, the Ghostface trend is just a horror twist on the mask. Mask kink is defined as “a sexual attraction or desire directed toward a person wearing a face mask,” and those with mask kink “prefer to have sex when their partner is wearing a mask.” There are many.”
This trend not only helps those who are attracted to masks, but also those who wear them. Many people have a certain level of confidence in the comfort of anonymity, and wearing a mask is a good idea.
This holiday has long been known for dressing up, especially dressing up in baby food costumes and masks, so it makes sense that trends like this would pop up around this holiday. What’s surprising is Ghostface’s charm.
There’s a good reason why people fall in love with their partner in a slasher mask at first sight.
Fear and excitement are often associated with the same physical reactions. According to Gigi Engle, a certified sex and relationship psychotherapist and resident intimacy expert, adrenaline accompanies the body in both cases of fear and sexual attraction, causing heart rate and blood pressure to increase. rise.
The trend itself depicts one of the partners dressed as Ghostface, while the other appears as the next slasher’s victim. It often involves role-playing, but rather than following the plot of a Scream movie, a more light-hearted approach is taken, simply by donning a specific role.
Despite mask twists being relatively common, this trend feels a bit distorted in some ways. There’s something about this mask in particular that stumps people and just feels weird. There are much better masks you can choose to participate in this trend without shaming your pervert or putting a damper on anyone’s Halloween. Nothing more murderous.
There’s something much more appealing about unmasking a superhero like Spider-Man or Deadpool than something like Michael Myers’ mask. Tying a little history together and adding a fun twist to something like a masquerade ball is another way to tie both partners’ masks together. Well, a motorcycle helmet is fine too. The white, elongated face that is the “Scream” mask has no sexual appeal at all.
Whether or not your partner chooses to partake in something with a fun sexual twist to the holiday, you might just want to make sure you don’t go overboard or choose a better mask. It’s a little weird that your partner actually wants to roleplay a murderous character.
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