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Unfortunately for Sue, Jarrod thinks she'd make a lovely Marie Antoinette. Sue soon learns that it's no coincidence that Jarrod's new wax sculpture of Joan of Arc bears a striking resemblance to Cathy. As both the local law enforcement and Cathy's friend Sue (Phyllis Kirk) investigate the happenings, Jarrod resurfaces with a new House of Wax, one that holds a startling secret. Some time later, Burke and his fiancée, Cathy (Carolyn Jones) are mysteriously murdered at the hands of a cloaked figure and their bodies are stolen from the morgue. After Jarrod refuses to compromise his talents, Burke burns down the museum (with Jarrod inside) and makes off with the insurance money.
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The film stars Vincent Price as Professor Henry Jarrod, a brilliant wax figure sculptor whose business partner, Matthew Burke (Roy Roberts) wants their house of wax museum to focus more on the ghoulish than the artistic. Building off the premise of 1933's Mystery of the Wax Museum, De Toth's remake similarly melds elements of mystery with images of the macabre into a satisfyingly frightful elixir. Thankfully I must not be the only one with unease toward these waxworks given the effectiveness of André De Toth's House of Wax as a horror film. I recognize the artistic talent behind each of these seemingly lifelike sculptures, but the features have an off-putting radiance that resounds uncannily with me. Call it an irrational fear, but wax figures give me the creeps.