Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- gory
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics broadly found the inventive wax-museum premise and gore appealing, while considering the execution uneven and lacking substantial value beyond monster spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Visitors cross into the wax displays and experience separate scenarios involving vampires, werewolves, zombies, mummies, and occult violence.
The exhibits combine vampire lore, werewolf transformation, voodoo, zombies, torture imagery, and other familiar horror motifs.
The wax museum and its supernatural worlds foreground elaborate creature effects, transformation makeup, torture tableaux, and gothic production design.
A mysterious man invites teenagers to a midnight showing at a newly arrived waxwork museum whose exhibits become lethal realities.
Films like Waxwork, and why
The Monster Squad
shared comedy horror tone, monster mash-up structure, and playful practical-effects spectacle
Night of the Demons
shared anthology-like supernatural premise, campy horror humor, and 1980s genre sensibility
From Beyond
shared crossover horror, occult imagery, graphic creature effects, and irreverent tone
House of Wax
shared wax museum setting, gothic atmosphere, and murderous supernatural exhibits
Movie Details
- Director
- Anthony Hickox
- Release Date
- 1988-06-17
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (341)
Cast
- Zach Galligan
- Jennifer Bassey
- Joe Baker
- Deborah Foreman
- Michelle Johnson
- David Warner
- Eric Brown
- Clare Carey
- Buckley Norris
- Dana Ashbrook
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Waxwork about?
- A midnight visit to a sinister wax museum plunges a group of teenagers into a gleefully gruesome parade of living horror exhibits.
- What is Waxwork like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Waxwork as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Waxwork violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Waxwork as graphic.
- What did critics think of Waxwork?
- Critics broadly found the inventive wax-museum premise and gore appealing, while considering the execution uneven and lacking substantial value beyond monster spectacle.
- Which films are like Waxwork?
- Films with a similar feel include The Monster Squad, Night of the Demons, From Beyond, and House of Wax.
- How long is Waxwork?
- Waxwork runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Waxwork?
- In United States, Waxwork streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
