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By Conor Ward · Last updated June 5, 2026
Jason didn't start in the hockey mask.
He spent Part 2 under a burlap sack with a single eyehole; the mask only turned up in Part 3 (1982), taken off a victim, and it's been Jason ever since.
It kept changing across the films, too, and that's what you're choosing between:
the clean Part 3 original, the cracked Part 6 weathering, the fused flesh-and-mask of Jason Goes to Hell.
Pick the film whose mask you want, then keep everything below it plain: dark work coveralls and a machete, never a costume jumpsuit.
HalloweenCostumes.com sells the authentic mask off the shelf — the licensed Trick or Treat Studios Jason Goes to Hell mask, $69.99, no made-to-order wait.
See it at HalloweenCostumes.com →Hand-built and film-exact, HorrorFXDesigns is the buff's pick — per-film hockey masks ($90–$130), Roy Burns coveralls ($185), prop machetes, made to order over 10–12 weeks.
See it at HorrorFXDesigns (Etsy) →HalloweenCostumes.com sells the authentic mask off the shelf: the licensed Trick or Treat Studios Jason Goes to Hell version ($69.99), molded latex over the whole head, with the fused flesh-and-hockey-mask look from the ninth film. No custom order, no weeks-long wait.
For a budget one-cart build, the Amscan classic costume ($39.99) pairs a distressed shirt-and-jacket with a foam hockey mask. The Trick or Treat Studios mask is the accuracy step up.
Either way, add plain coveralls and a machete to finish.
For the screen-exact look, HorrorFXDesigns hand-makes Jason by film. It’s a family-run San Antonio prop shop that has sold on Etsy since 2018.
Pick your film: Part 3’s clean white hockey mask ($100), Part 5’s Roy Burns coveralls ($185), Part 6’s machete and darts, on down the franchise. Masks run $90 to $130 across the nine the shop lists, and most sit at the top of that.
The one trade-off is time. Everything is made to order on a 10–12 week lead, and the shop takes no cancellations, so order early in the season.
Jason’s coveralls are the one piece you shouldn’t buy as a costume. Plain dark green or navy work coveralls from a workwear brand cost about what a costume jumpsuit does and hold up far better.
Workwear brands sell them in exactly those colors, off a workwear shelf rather than a costume rack.
Two things come with buying the real thing. It’s sized like workwear rather than to a costume chart, so buy for the layer underneath. And it arrives clean, since the wear and grime of the screen version aren’t part of the product.
The costume shops don’t really sell this piece, which is why it sits outside the comparison above. It’s also the easy half of the build: the screen-exact route runs on a made-to-order lead, while coveralls are stock workwear that ships in days.
Spirit’s “Jason 13” jersey, varsity jackets, and tees are fun fan merch, not the look Jason wears on screen. Grab one to rep the franchise, not to be him. (More on how we handle stylized merch in How we pick.)
Guide freshness date: June 5, 2026 · Price freshness date: September 4, 2026. Stores set their own prices and may change them — the “See it at” links go to the live listing.
We name the pick. The list tells you when it stops being possible to get it in time. Get the printable order-by calendar — the last safe day to order at every major store, on one sheet — then the confirmed dates and a couple of reminders as the deadlines hit each October.
Here’s your order-by calendar.
Download the order-by calendar (PDF)Bonus: the easy DIY costume cheat-sheet (PDF)
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