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The murder of the wax museum proprietor and some other strange goings-on in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine whether the killer is one of the principals who wants to own this piece of property, whether Jack the Ripper has returned to killing after a hiatus of ten years, or whether a wax statue or two has come to life.
House of Wax is a 1953 American mystery-horror film directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. A remake of the studio's own 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum, it stars Vincent Price as a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax-coated corpses as displays.
In a small suburban town, a group of college students—Mark Loftmore, China Webster, Sarah Brightman, Gemma, James, and Tony—visit a mysterious wax museum.Their trip was caused by Sarah and China's earlier encounter with David Lincoln, a taciturn gentleman who claims to own the exhibit and extends them an invitation.
After 1983, the BBC rested the format. However the Double Bills returned in 1993 following the success of an all-night Halloween horror marathon on BBC2 a year earlier. The marathon was introduced and linked by Dr. Walpurgis, played by Guy Henry and created by Kim Newman.
Films set in wax museums, usually consisting of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes.
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) The Kennel Murder Case (1933) Lord Edgware Dies (1934) The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) The Dragon Murder Case (1934) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) [3] The Thin Man (1934) The 39 Steps (1935) The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) The Casino ...
Horror films released in the 1980s are listed in the following articles: List of horror films of 1980; List of horror films of 1981; List of horror films of 1982; List of horror films of 1983; List of horror films of 1984; List of horror films of 1985; List of horror films of 1986; List of horror films of 1987; List of horror films of 1988
More shenanigans ensue that night when two thieves break into the wax museum while Raymond is upstairs watching Nosferatu. During the robbery, a creature with webbed hands and dagger-like nails attacks one of the thieves. The thief’s throat is ripped open, and his blood is drained by a long tentacle emitted from the creature’s mouth.