# Waxwork (1988)

> A midnight visit to a sinister wax museum plunges a group of teenagers into a gleefully gruesome parade of living horror exhibits.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17874

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Director: Anthony Hickox
- Cast: Zach Galligan, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Eric Brown, Clare Carey
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096426/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, gory, irreverent, cult movie night, halloween party

## Movies like Waxwork

- [The Funhouse (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/7864)
- [Popcorn (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/25251)
- [Gremlins (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/770)
- [Dolls (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/14371)
- [Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)](https://ember.film/movie/20507)
- [Tourist Trap (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/7878)
- [Fright Night (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/6706)
- [An American Werewolf in London (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/659)
- [House of Wax (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/5183)
- [C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/36146)

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