Wax Museum Movies: A Lesser Known Horror Subgenre

This week we're doing something slightly different. We're talking about "wax museum" movies. "Wax museum" films are an interesting subgenre of horror. If you're like me, you have a hard time keeping track of which movie is which due to all the similar plots and titles. This is my attempt at sorting them out.  The first such movie is the 1914 French silent film "The Man with the Wax Faces". Next is 1924 German silent anthology "Waxworks". Then the first entry in the "House of Wax" trilogy-- 1933's "Mystery of the Wax Museum". It was remade 20 years later as "House of Wax"-- starring Vincent Price. The 3rd entry is a slasher by the same name. It features Paris Hilton in her film debut. And lastly is an unofficial Italian giallo entry from 1996 called "Wax Mask". The story is by Dario Argento and screenplay by Lucio Fulci. He began as director but unfortunately passed away before the film's completion.  There are a number of other "wax museum" movies besides these. Most are standalones. These movies typically follow one of three horror tropes: 1. Someone bets someone they wont stay overnight alone in a wax museum; 2. Some crazy sculptor/artist is killing people and turning them into wax figures; or 3. Wax statues are coming to life and attacking people.  Is there a future for wax museum movies or are they part of a bygone era? None have been released recently. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments. Also check out @VintageHorrorMovies here for a more in-depth review of the earliest wax museum movies.  Photo Credit: Here