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Wax Mask
A blood-chilling remake of the classic "House of
Wax." Paris, 1900. As a little girl, Sonia witnesses the slaughter
of her parents by a mysterious man with a steel arm. Years later in
Rome, she is hired as a dressmaker at a wax museum owned by Volkoff, a
sinister artist who recreates perfect replicas of famous crime scenes. A
series of strange deaths in the area has led a young journalist, Andrea,
to investigate the mysterious vaults of the museum. Andrea and Sonia are
soon plunged into a nightmare as they both learn the secret behind
Volkoff's statues and the connection he bears to the steel-armed
murderer of Sonia's parents. Produced by Italian horror master Dario
Argento (Suspiria, Deep Red) and using a script by the late Lucio Fulci
(Zombie, The Beyond), special effects master Sergio Stivaletti makes an
auspicious directorial debut, combining Gothic atmosphere with
modern-day mechanical and makeup effects. "Wax Mask" is a gory
shocker that puts a new twist on the tale of the spooky wax museum.
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