The History of Cinema and Wax Figures

The idea that wax figures are inherently creepy is not one of these, like, new creepiness inventions or discoveries. In a way, wax was a medium for horror before cinema became available to host all our fears and our revulsions. There's also a literary tradition here as well, most notably the wax works by charles s. Belton,. which was the basis for 19 30 threes mystery of the wax museum and the subsequent house of wax films.