![]() Ravens and Crows: Mark's grandfather appears as a raven to him in his times of need in the sequel.Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure: "They made a movie about the Phantom of the Opera?".Must Have Caffeine: Mark's need for caffeine is introduced early in the first film, then it's promptly dropped.Historical Villain Upgrade: Marquis de Sade, who is now one of the most evil men ever existed.Helping Hands: The wax hand that kills Sarah's dad, of course!.Gory Discretion Shot: Averted hard in both movies.Most notable being China, one of Mark and Sarah's friends, who died in the Dracula exhibit, and now an evil vampire herself, nearly sinks her fangs into Mark. Face Heel Turn / Transhuman Treachery: All of the victims that are killed in the exhibit and brought back to life once the number reaches high enough. ![]() Zombies appear again in the second movie in one of the alternate timelines reminiscient of Dawn of the Dead. Everything's Deader with Zombies: Zombies are included in the exhibits of the first movie.Distressed Damsel: Sarah is one at first, but gradually becomes an Action Girl.Depraved Dwarf: The miniature butler who works for the Big Bad. ![]() Bondage Is Bad: Sarah is forced into a bondage act in the first film, but she actually enjoys it.Ancient Tomb: The cop investigating the wax museum ends up in the Mummy's tomb exhibit.Abusive Parents: Sarah's dad despises her because she reminds him of her mother, so he's constantly screaming at and hitting her.Believing it can be used to get evidence for the trial, the two of them start going through time and space while ending up in sci-fi and horror film parodies along the way.ĭespite its name and setting, the video game Wax Works has nothing to do with the films. When they go to Mark's grandfather's mansion, they find a magic compass that allows them to travel through time. Sarah's case for her innocence looks bad, thanks to no one believing her and Mark's claims about the wax museum. It takes place immediately after the first film, with Sarah's father being murdered by a wax hand that escaped destruction hours before. Thankfully, Mark's grandfather and his friends have been on the owner's tail for decades and are ready to help Mark and his girlfriend, Sarah, fight against the waxworks.Ī sequel, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, was released in 1992. When the right amount of people die in the museum, all of the waxworks will come to life and help the owner take over the world. It turns out anyone who enters the museum dies after being sucked into one of the displays (unless they can convince themselves that it's not real). Mark and his friends are naturally curious about it, but they soon find out the owner's true intentions. Waxwork is a horror-comedy released in 1988.Ī mysterious wax museum shows up in a suburban neighborhood one night. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. ![]() THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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