Halloween horror marathon: Waxwork

poster-waxworkEven after watching it uncensored on DVD, I’m still not convinced Waxwork wasn’t a made-for-TV movie. The production values are low. Not “Ed Wood” low, but certainly “late ’80s TV movie” low. I’d certainly say your average episode of Tales From the Crypt would outdo any of the effects contained within Waxwork‘s running time.

However, that’s what really adds to the film’s charm. It’s got a paper-thin plot, bad effects (the wax figures are people holding very, very still), and enough strange character developments to befuddle a soap opera scribe.
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