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Waxwork

1988 ·1h 37m · ★ 6.2 (328)

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

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Director

Anthony Hickox Anthony Hickox
7 horror films in catalog
Waxwork
Waxwork 1988
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 1991
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth 1992
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Waxwork II: Lost in Time 1992
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon 1993
Full Eclipse
Full Eclipse 1993
Knife Edge
Knife Edge 2009

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
Discover with this DNA
OccultTransformationVampireWerewolf

Content Warnings

Body Horror
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

absurdbaffledbuilding on firehaunted houseinvisible barriermythical creaturesilver bulletvoodoowax figurewax museumwheelchair

Pairs Well With

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Waxwork II: Lost in Time 1992
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Puppetmaster 1989
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2005
Demon Hole
Demon Hole 2017