The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against “evil” smells thought to cause disease. But the truth behind this creepy costume will shock you! Discover the medically obsolete ...

The plague doctor ensemble dates back to 17th-century Europe when physicians wore the mask filled with perfume in a mistaken belief the fumes would protect them.

These modern masks are based on the Medico della Peste costumes from Italian Commedia dell'Arte and the annual Venetian Carnival, where the plague doctor became a prominent character.The original ...

A person dressed as a 17th century plague doctor has been alarming residents in one U.K. town, by stalking around his local neighbourhood complete with haunting black cloak and beaked mask.

Juanita Cameron is a clerk at the Theatrical Shop in West Des Moines, which specializes in costumes. She says one particular mask is selling big this fall. “That plague doctor mask with the ...

Another mask that has "gone viral" across social media is a plague doctor style one designed by Delores Gull. "At first I didn't know what 'viral' meant until my daughter was explaining it to me ...

Since the spread of Covid-19, plague doctor costumes have appeared several times. Terrified locals in Norwich reported a prankster wandering in a long black cloak and a pointed beak-like mask to ...