# Presidential Horror Masks The Zombama and Barakula Mask are Perfect for Halloween By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-10-08 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zombama-and-barakula References: [random-good-stuff](http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2009/10/07/obama-dracula-mask/) & [thisnext](http://www.thisnext.com/item/7BC94E09/FC938881/Zombama-Zombie-Candidate-Mask) There’s no doubt that this Halloween there will be more people dressing up as Obama than sexy nurses. Okay, okay, that’s probably not true, but there will be a lot of Obama costumes regardless. And Zombama and Barakula may just be the top of your next Halloween costume idea list. Rendering the President into a brain-eating zombie and blood-sucking vampire, the Zombama and Barakula masks will be huge hits this season. As Random Good Stuff comments, “Evil Obama wants your healthcare blood.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 85% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Halloween Presidential Masks:** The creation of Zombama and Barakula masks for Halloween costumes presents an opportunity to capitalize on the growing popularity of political satire during Halloween season. - **Political Satire Costumes:** The increase of political satire costumes in recent times presents a lucrative opportunity for companies to create Halloween costumes which appeal to audiences with a political inclination. - **Halloween Popularity:** As Halloween becomes more popular year on year, retailers and online stores should seek to tap into the trend by creating Halloween costumes to suit the evolving market. ### Who This Affects Most - **Costume Industry:** The growing trend of political satire during Halloween provides an opportunity for established and new entrants in the costume industry to develop and market products that cater to a political audience. - **Retail Industry:** Retailers can profit from the growing popularity of Halloween and political satire by using targeted marketing to sell Halloween costumes to a wide audience of all ages. - **E-commerce Industry:** As more consumers opt to shop online due to the convenience, accessibility, and affordability of e-commerce, businesses in this industry can target customers by creating products with political satire trends in Halloween costumes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Halloween-Ready Animatronic Line-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-animatronics.md) - [Smiling Sponge Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scrub-daddy-costume.md) - [Grotesque Halloween Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-pizza-campaign.md) - [Product-Inspired Halloween Looks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aldi-and-elladoesfx.md) - [Mashup Halloween Bath Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monster-mashup.md) - [Sinister Comic Series Masks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-goblin-helmet.md) - [Glow-in-the-Dark Rum Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limited-edition-skeleton-bottle.md) - [Monster-Themed Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baskinrobbins-okashina-okashina-halloween.md) - [Halloween-Celebrating QSR Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-king-monster-menu.md)