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House of Wax2005

Name: House of Wax
Genre: Slasher, Survival, Splatter & Gore
Released: 2005-05-05
Rating: 5.2

“Prey. Slay. Display.”

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

5.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.5Rotten Tomatoes 27%Metacritic 41TMDB 6.0

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Year

2005

Runtime

113 min

Box Office

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$68,766,121

Domestic

$32,064,800

🏆 5 wins & 11 nominations total

The premise

A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Horror Vault's take

When a road trip goes wrong and a group of friends finds themselves stranded in a seemingly deserted Louisiana town, they stumble upon an eerily lifelike wax museum that hides something far more sinister than bad art. One by one, the friends discover that the town's macabre centerpiece comes at a grotesque human cost. What begins as a detour quickly becomes a desperate, bloody fight for survival against a killer with a very unique vision. The film leans hard into its grindhouse sensibilities, delivering memorable set pieces and practical effects that horror fans relish.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Body Horror, Scenes Of Characters Being Immobilized Or Encased