#WAXWORKS WEREWOLF MOVIE#

Considering the screenplay was written in just three days, it’s somewhat amazing that the characters are among the most likable in horror.

(2) The main characters are set up to be stuffy, preppy assholes that you might prefer died quickly, but they end up being endearing and well-drawn, especially the ones played by Zach Galligan and Michelle Johnson. There are quite a few scenes of graphic violence, including head explosions, impalements, a leg gnawed to the bone by vampires, and other gooey bits of goodness. You’re introduced to the carnage pretty swiftly, as a werewolf (with a design that’s actually one of the better in the genre - also unexpected, since this isn’t a werewolf movie) rips a man in half. But regardless, the first film is a whole hell of a lot of goofy fun that offers a few surprises: (1) It’s way gorier than you’d ever expect considering the tone is fairly lighthearted on balance, and stuffed with silly humor. As a result, they’re not laced with a whole lot of nostalgia for me and I don’t worship at their altar as many folks do. I hadn’t seen Hickox’s best-known films, Waxwork and its sequel, until just a few years ago. Sure, a cenobite who flings razor-sharp CDs like a sloppy demonic DJ isn’t exactly scary, but I had Paula Marshall to help me through the schlock.

#WAXWORKS WEREWOLF MOVIE#

By no means is that a movie I love, but, growing up, I saw it way more than any other entry in the series, and it was a frequent late-night cable watch for pre-teen me. Starring: Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle JohnsonĪvailable on: Blu-ray (Vestron Video), DVD (Lionsgate)įor the longest time, I only knew writer/director Anthony Hickox as the guy behind one of the sleaziest and cheesiest of the Hellraiser sequels ( Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth).

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