In the wicked performance that crowned him the movie’s
master of the macabre, Vincent Price plays a
renowned wax sculptor plunged into madness when an arsonist destroys his life’s
work. Unable to use his flame-scarred hands, he
devises a new – and murderous
– way of restocking his House of Wax.
The sweet dread and sheer fun of this creepy
classic, co-starring Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones and Charles
Bronson and directed by Andre
de Toth, had its roots in a Warner Bros. chiller
from 20 years before: Mystery of the Wax Museum,
starring Lionel Atwill as the wax-wielding
madman and Fay Wray as a
potential victim. Directed by Michael Curtiz and shot
in a chillingly effective early two-color
Technicolor process, it and its spooky remake offer
you a delicious double-dip in a
paraffin bath of terror.
- NTSC Region 1
- House of Wax Premiere Newsreel
- Interactive Menus
- Theatrical Trailer
- Scene Access
