Hey everyone,
I’ve just returned home from the best weekend of my life. I had a short vacation over Easter in Wales. It was an amazing time, and I enjoyed every moment. I spoke with Darren before I left, and we arranged to meet up while I was there, and he was kind enough to offer to let me see his collection.
I cannot describe how amazing Darren’s collection is with words, and I have never met anyone with such a passion for Myers/Halloween/Masks. You can see it in his eyes when he talks about anything Halloween related, and the level of quality of his collection is simply mind blowing.
Firstly I’d like to say what a pleasure it was to meet him. A genuinely kind, honest and friendly guy. We met up 3 times on the vacation, and I got to see the collection on Saturday afternoon. We spent around 5 hours just talking masks, and it was fantastic. He was kind enough to get each amazing piece out of his display cabinets for me to see and experience in person. I’ve never seen such a stunning collection of replica Myers masks, there were original run Nightmare man 78’s, Silent Rage, Warlock, Nemesis, Psychos, the list is endless. All of which were in perfect contition and like new. He knows the entire history of each piece too, previous owners, the year of making and so on. It really was fascinating to see. He even has a H5 display set up, with various editions of ‘The Brute’ mask.
I then got to see his amazing Kirk collection, with various editions, 99 Kirks, SSN Kirks, custom Kirks, totally fascinating, all again totally mint and each one had it’s own unique feature/quality. It’s so interesting to see all the different versions side by side. I have to say, the finishing work on the DB2 Kirk was out of this world.
Then the biggies. I have never experienced witnessing such an amazing selection of totally mind blowing masks. He owns a screen used H6, the screen used hero H20, Resurrection ‘made for the movie’ mask, and of course, not one, but TWO 1975 Kirks. I cannot describe how fantastic is was to see these masks in person, up close. The H20 mask is something else, it really is. The detailing in the paint, the thick head of hair, the crispness of the pull, it’s just amazing. There really is so much to take in, it’s hard to remember everything. I cannot express what a treat it was. Once again, each mask has certificates, history, artwork and all sorts which is all in mint condition and is utterly fascinating to read.
The highlight of the collection visit, has to be the 2 75 Kirks. I’ve wanted to see one in person ever since I started collection, but I never knew it would actually happen. They are 100 times better in person than how they seem in pictures. The 75 Kirk has something so hypnotizing about it. Every angle is obviously PERFECT because it is the grail. I even got to smell the mask, and it smelt exactly like how I imagined it would. Obviously the 2 Kirks look very different to each other, as one was converted years ago, and worn ALOT over all the Halloweens past, as alot of you already know. The other one is totally mint, untouched and amazing.
After viewing all of his masks and displays, I got to see the artwork he has. Once again, totally mind blowing. There is one piece, a picture of Nick Castle holding the mask, which was created with a ball point pen, and I have never seen anything like it in my life. It looks like a photo. You could never imagine how amazing the quality is without seeing it in person.
After looking through all of his superb collection, we chilled out, watch H1, had a couple of drinks and chatted all about the hobby. It really was a fantastic experience, and so kind of D to let me ‘into his world’ for the day. I also came away with 3 amazing new scores, a Loomis painting by Mark Crow, a Halloween snowglobe and something I’ve always wanted, a Knife Weilder mask by Ezra. An experience I’ll never forget, which was the cherry ontop of an absolutely perfect vacation.
Now for the annoying news. We spend over 2 hours taking pictures of all his pieces, and we got some stunning shots, but sadly, later on in the evening, whilst I was showing the pictures on my camera, I pressed the delete button and wiped the entire lot. I was so annoyed with myself I cannot describe. I had used up the entire memory on my camera, so thankfully, I used my cell phone to take a few shots of the Kirks at the time, which thankfully I still have. With all that being said, pictures really can’t capture the experience of seeing everything in person anyway, and I have all that etched into my mind for life.
Thanks once again D, it was a pleasure.
, but it gives you another good excuse to visit Darren again, next time I’ll make the trip with you (we’ll take turns driving) 
But I’m glad you had an awesome time!! 
That would have been very cool to see all of Darren’s collection, and those 75 kirks in person 
I might be slightly biased on my opinion, but as Darren is my brother i can’t argue with the fact he has an awesome collection, it was great experience for him to share it with a fellow collector !!! And as for Steve…a super cool guy but Steve i still think your taste in certain films suck (joke) u know what i mean with the films, not enough blood and gore for my liking lol !!! but the best weekend totally !!! and if anyones wondering who i am then i’m the big sister !!! yeah me and Darren share the same passion for creepy things, and im so proud of him and his cool stuff !!! i’m guessing ur gonna have to come and take some more pics soon Steve…lol 
Very good Em’s! You tell it like it is!