![]() ![]() You can tell that the director is having huge fun giving all these classic monsters and maniacs an absurd makeover and the idea of giving each creature it’s own little vignette turns out to be pretty inspired as it breaks the film up and allows it to play with differing styles in a hugely entertaining way despite an obviously limiting budget. The concept is utter nonsense, the leads are noticably too old to be average college teens (Gilligan was 24 for Christ’s sake) and the plotting feels like the script was roughed out in biro on a napkin, but there’s something genuinely endearing about this strange little film with an even stranger concept. When that decision leads to a suspicious detective getting buried alive by a Mummy in an Egyptian tomb (a somewhat novel way to get taken down while working a case to be sure), the two “teens” try to take measures into their own hands armed with a bundle of exposition from family friend Sir Wilfred, and so they attempt to save the world while avoiding the snapping teeth of zombies or the snapping whip of the Marquis De Sade who’s display areas both still need victims…Įven taking into account that Waxwork is Anthony Hickox’s first film in a subsequent career of 90’s horror sequels, there’s a noticable, rough around the edges, anything-goes aspect about the supremely dorky Waxwork that I’ve always found oddly appealing. ![]() Tony and China get taken out first, by getting nibbled on by a werewolf and Dracula respectively, but Mark and Sarah managed to leave without suspecting that their friend list has dropped sharply by two, but soon get paranoid that they’ve been kidnapped and boiled in wax or whatever (they wish) and try to get the police involved. Every effigy is of an evil creature throughout history and to step into the display means you get magically transported into a pocket dimention where if the creature kills you in it’s themed scenario then it owns your soul and if Lincoln manages to get a victim for each of his 18 displays then everything will come to life and spread their evil across the globe. Rounding off their little group is mousey virgin Sarah and mouthy jokester Tony and one night they all choose to visit a mysterious Waxworks that, for some reason, has opened up in the middle of the neighbourhood and that is run by the sinister David Lincoln (we know he’s sinister because he’s played by David Warner), but this is no ordinary waxwork. His butler (yes, butler) sneaks him the coffee and cigarettes that his mother has banned him from and he’s constantly feuding with China, his on again, off again girlfriend who recently has currently announced they are “off” by dating the head of the football team. When you complete an exhibit, you will be transported back into your Uncle Boris’ wax museum ready for your next adventure.Mark is a rich kid making his way through life while dealing with his petty problems. This is a true gory horror game, which has no mercy and it follows classic horror movies style from the 80s.īe warned that once you enter an exhibit, the only way out is to solve the puzzle, win a terrible battle, or die a horrible death. This is not an easy task and you will have to fight with vicious creatures and mutants, who will be more than happy to rip you apart. ![]() Explore the intricate passages, alleys, and tunnels that make up the Waxworks –conquer four levels of Pharaoh, Jack the Ripper, Mines and Dracula to be able to catch the Witch and kill her. The ghastly exhibits inside hold the key to your fate. Try to ignore the gnawing fear in your gut, the feeling of impending disaster that threatens to overwhelm you. Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors is a 2021 survival horror game that dares you to take the ultimate quest and discover the secret of the Waxworks and lift the curse of Ixona that plagues your family. To this end, you must travel to several points in time and take on the role of an ancestor hunting down his evil twin brother in each museum exhibit. ![]() Just like Elvira, this game was a pixel-art point&click classic in which you must save your family from an ancient curse. Waxworks was released in 1992 by Horrorsoft, that already brought us the game like Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus. ![]()
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