![]() Although spoofed wonderfully in Carry on Screaming, and a common trope these days, it’s actually a remake of a 1933 film starring Lionel Atwill and the original scream queen Fay Wray. The infamous ‘reveal’ set piece still packs quite a punch, much in the same way as the Phantom of the Opera unmasking in the silent classic, but is somewhat diminished by the fact we’ve already had a bloody good look at the attacker’s face several times throughout the film. The film’s place in cinema history is already secured as it’s genuinely one of the best of the fifties horror thrillers from Warner Bros, with Price at his best - being both sympathetic and sinister. Coincidence? Oh, come on, you know the score… The new sculptors are a little too life-like, however and the Jarrod now has a chamber of horrors, which happens to include a depiction of his ex-partner’s recent suicide. Surviving but badly crippled and unable to use his hands, Jarrod builds a new museum utilising the talent and hands of the deaf-mute Igor (Bronson, credited here under his real name of Charles Buchinsky). ![]() Jarrod has set up someone to buy out his partner’s share, but before he can do that, the museum is burnt to the ground by Burke and Jarrod is left for dead in the conflagration. Unfortunately, his business partner, Burke (Roy Roberts), wants him to make the exhibits more sensational rather than historical works such as Joan of Arc and his personal favourite, Marie Antoinette. Vincent Price plays Professor Jarrod, a sculptor at the New York wax museum, whose talent is matched only by his pride in his work. Arguably one of the most famous 3D movies ever made, House of Wax stands up to viewing with modern eyes, and literally knocks it out of the park, not to mention the screen!
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