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The History
Every campaign, screening, release and collectible that carried the mask from the original film to the People's Premiere — dated, sourced, and in order.
You were never just an audience. You were the reason there was a sequel to organize.
You made it happen · 2026
Funded by fans. Built by Vernonites.
Our Behind the Mask II Kickstarter was a success — because this community showed up. You helped bring The Return of Leslie Vernon to life. Thank you for believing in the next chapter.
Missed the campaign? Visit Kickstarter for late pledges, or revisit the campaign that helped make the return possible. It belongs in the history of The LVU.
Late pledges & campaignBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
$400,710
pledged to help bring this project to life
1,450
backers
Funding Successful
The campaign reached its goal — the sequel exists because this community showed up.
Last updatedOctober 3, 2026
From the archives · December 3, 2021
Six issues, one volume
When the six-issue series sold out, we collected the whole run into a single omnibus edition. Pre-orders opened December 3, 2021 — with copies set to arrive by Christmas — a first printing of 237 copies at $75, each one signed and numbered by Director Scott Glosserman.
237
first printing
$75
pre-order price
every copy, by Director Scott Glosserman
Nothing on this page is for sale — this block is a record of the first printing, not a shop.
From the archives · April 2019
The mask, on a T-shirt
In April 2019, Fright-Rags came back to the original film with a full collection: four T-shirts, an enamel pin and a run of trading cards.
- T-Shirts
- Four distinct designs by artist Kyle Crawford, retailing for $28 each.
- Enamel Pins
- A collectible flip-open enamel pin featuring artwork inspired by the film.
- Trading Cards
- The film also turned up in Fright-Rags's Fright Facts Trading Cards (Series 4), packaged in wax-wrappers with classic chip-back stock.
These runs are long gone — this block is a record of how far the mask travelled, not a shop.
From the archives · March 27, 2018
Scream Factory's Collector's Edition
A year after the anniversary screening, Scream Factory gave the original film its collector's treatment: a Collector's Edition Blu-ray released on March 27, 2018, built on a new HD master derived from a 2K intermediate.
- Two commentaries
- The set includes an audio commentary with co-writer/director Scott Glosserman, moderated by filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch, plus an audio commentary with actor Nathan Baesel and other crew members.
- New interviews
- And new retrospective interviews with actors Angela Goethals, Ben Pace, and co-writer/co-producer David Stieve.
Sourced to Leslie Vernon Rises in Scream Factory's Upcoming Behind the Mask Blu-ray · Dead Entertainment · by Ray Morse · February 9, 2018
From the archives · January 26, 2018
The mask goes subscription
The original film found a streaming home with Shudder — the same year it received its Collector's Edition Blu-ray.
- Effective date
- January 26, 2018
- Licensed use
- Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)
This band records the 2018 license — it says nothing about what the service is streaming today.
From the archives · March 2017
The screenplay becomes a comic series
Fresh off the 10th-anniversary screening, we took the original screenplay to Indiegogo and turned it into Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon — a 6-issue series with Glen Echo Entertainment.
Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon · comic series
$20,929
raised by 298 backers · 346 followers
Pledge manager closed
No new pledges can be added — the campaign has run its course.
Glen Echo Entertainment
From the archives · SXSW 2017
The 10th anniversary, on 35mm
When SXSW brought the original back for its 10th anniversary, the festival's senior film programmer made the case for it in print.
Neece and team have brought back one of the most beloved SXSW Midnight movies of all time: 2006’s ingenious meta-horror Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Neece said, “When they wanted to bring it back, and they had a 35mm print, we were like, ‘Yes, no-brainer.’”
SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters · by Richard Whittaker · February 7, 2017
The quoted programmer is Jarod Neece, SXSW's senior film programmer.
From the archives · December 2012
Leslie Vernon, seven inches tall
A Rhode Island toy company — DeConte Figures & Collectibles — sent out its first licensed line: a 7-inch action figure of the slasher Leslie, played by Nathan Baesel, alongside limited edition reproductions of the mask and scythe props from the movie.
- Signed editions
- Each was limited to 100 and signed by Director Scott Glosserman, Actor Nathan Baesel and Sculptor Neal DeConte.
- The mask
- Molded from the last surviving mask from the movie. Cast in high-quality hard urethane, all hand painted, with duplicated foam sections on the inside, head straps and hair attached. Made in the USA.
- The case
- Only 100 produced, each with a certificate of authenticity, in an acrylic-faced, finished hardwood display case measuring 10.5″ wide by 14.5″ tall, with red velvet on the inner back wall. A brass plaque signed by Scott Glosserman and Nathan Baesel.
- The price
- The mask ran $600 plus shipping & handling.
- Where the money went
- A percentage of all sales went back to Glen Echo Entertainment to help fund the second Behind the Mask movie.
From the archives · August 2012
Paradise Lost? Fund It!
Before the return, there was Before the Mask. Our original 2012 Kickstarter didn't reach its goal — but it's part of our story, and its campaign video is a time capsule worth revisiting. Take a trip back with us.
Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon
$183,046
pledged of $450,000 goal
861
backers
Funding Unsuccessful
The project's funding goal was not reached on Thu, August 9, 2012.
Watch original campaign
From the archives · 2010
The first license
Leslie Vernon reached the wardrobe long before the sequel existed. In 2010, Fright-Rags licensed the original film for a sweatshirt and a limited edition poster.
The print shown here is Scott's own copy, signed on the artwork by Robert Englund and Nathan Baesel.
From the archives · 2008 and 2009
Anchor Bay takes it home
Before the anniversary screening and the collector's edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment brought the original film into home video: a DVD on September 30, 2008, after the festival run and initial distribution, then a Blu-ray on December 8, 2009.
- Commentaries
- The set carries audio commentary tracks with Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Scott Glosserman, and others.
- Bonus content
- “The Making of Behind the Mask”, “The Casting of Behind the Mask”, deleted and extended scenes, theatrical trailers, and a DVD-ROM screenplay.
- Circuit City exclusive
- A notable Circuit City release featured a unique opening flap/door packaging and a bonus Hatchet sneak-peek disc.
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