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Waxwork or waxworks may refer to: * Wax museum, a museum for a collection of wax figures * Wax sculpture * '' Celastrus scandens'', a plant in the family Celastraceae * ''Waxwork'' (film), a 1988 comedy/horror film **'' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'', a sequel * ''Waxworks'' (film), a 1924 German silent film * ''Waxworks'' (1983 video game), a 1983 computer game for the Commodore 64 by Molimerx * ''Waxworks'' (1992 video game), a 1992 computer game for the Amiga and PC by HorrorSoft * '' Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982'', a compilation by the band XTC See also * ''Wax Works A wax museum or waxworks usually consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes. Some wax museums have a special section dubbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wax Museum
A wax museum or waxworks usually consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes. Some wax museums have a special section dubbed the "Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds), Chamber of Horrors", in which the more grisly exhibits are displayed. Some collections are more specialized, as, for example, collections of wax medical models once used for training medical professionals. Many museums or displays in historical houses that are not wax museums as such use wax figures as part of their displays. The origin of wax museums goes back to the early 18th century at least, and wax funeral effigies of royalty and some other figures exhibited by their tombs had essentially been tourist attractions well before that. History before 1800 The making of life-size wax figures wearing real clothes grew out of the funeral practices of European royalty. In the Middle Ages it was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wax Sculpture
A wax sculpture is a depiction made using a waxy substance. Often these are effigies, usually of a notable individual, but there are also death masks and scenes with many figures, mostly in relief. The properties of beeswax make it an excellent medium for preparing figures and models, either by modeling or by casting in molds. It can easily be cut and shaped at room temperature, melts at a low temperature, mixes with any coloring matter, takes surface tints well, and its texture and consistency may be modified by the addition of earthy matters and oils or fats. When molten, it is highly responsive to impressions from a mold and, once it sets and hardens, its form is relatively resilient against ordinary temperature variations, even when it is cast in thin laminae. These properties have seen wax used for modelling since the Middle Ages and there is testimony for it having been used for making masks (particularly death masks) in ancient Rome. The death masks of illustrious an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celastrus Scandens
''Celastrus scandens'', commonly called American bittersweet, is a species of bittersweet that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands. Description It is a sturdy perennial vine that may have twining, woody stems that are or longer and an inch or more thick at the base. The stems are yellowish-green to brown and wind around other vegetation, sometimes killing saplings by restricting further growth. It has tiny, scentless flowers at the tips of the branches. It has colorful, orange fruits that are the size of a pea. These fruits are poisonous to humans when ingested, but are favorites of birds. Uses ''C. scandens'' roots were used by Native Americans and pioneers to induce vomiting, to treat venereal disease, and to treat symptoms of tuberculosis. Taxonomy ''Celastrus scandens'' is native to central and eastern North America. It was given the name bittersweet by colonists in the 18th century because the fruits resembled t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxwork (film)
''Waxwork'' is a 1988 American comedy horror film written and directed by Anthony Hickox in his directorial film debut and starring Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook, and Patrick Macnee. It is partially inspired by the 1924 German silent film '' Waxworks''. Plot In a small suburban town, a group of college students—Mark Loftmore, China Webster, Sarah Brightman, Gemma, James, and Tony—visit a mysterious wax museum. Their trip was caused by Sarah and China's earlier encounter with David Lincoln, a taciturn gentleman who claims to own the exhibit and extends them an invitation. In the museum, they encounter several morbid displays, all of which contain stock characters from the horror genre. Tony and China unintentionally enter two separate pocket dimensions, as depicted by the displays, by crossing the exhibition barrier rope. Tony is at a cabin where a werewolf attacks him. A hunter and his son arrive and try to kill the creature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In Time
Lost in Time may refer to: Film, television, and video games * ''Lost in Time'' (video game), a 1993 video game *'' Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time'', a 1999 video game * ''Lost in Time'' (2003 film), a Hong Kong film * ''Lost in Time'' (2019 film), a Kenyan film * ''Lost in Time'' (Doctor Who), a 2004 ''Doctor Who'' DVD set * "Lost in Time" (''The Sarah Jane Adventures''), a 2010 ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' episode * "Lost in Time" (''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''), a 2017 ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' episode *" Dunces and Dragons", alternate title "Lost in Time", episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Music * ''Lost in Time'' (Akino album), 2007 * ''Lost in Time'' (Eric Benét album), 2010 *''Lost in Time'', a 2012 album by Khuli Chana Khulane Morule (born August 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Khuli Chana, is a South African Motswako rapper. In 2014, he released his single titled Hape Le Hape 2.1 featuring Da L.E.S and Magesh. In September of the year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxworks (film)
''Waxworks'' () is a 1924 German Silent film, silent anthology film directed by Paul Leni. Its stories are linked by a plot thread about a writer (William Dieterle) who accepts a job from a Wax museum, waxworks proprietor to write a series of stories about the exhibits of Caliph of Baghdad (Emil Jannings), Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt) and Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss) in order to boost business. Plot A young nameless poet (Dieterle) enters a wax museum where the proprietor works in the company of his daughter Eva (). The proprietor hires the poet to write a back-story for his wax models of Harun al-Rashid (Jannings), Ivan the Terrible (Veidt), and Jack the Ripper (Krauss) in order to draw an audience to the museum. With his daughter by his side, the poet notices that the arm of Harun al-Rashid is missing and writes a story incorporating the missing arm. Harun al-Rashid The poet sees himself in his story as a pie baker, Assad, where he lives with his wife Maimune (played b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxworks (1983 Video Game)
''Waxworks'' is an interactive fiction game by Brian Howarth and Cliff J. Ogden. It was published by Digital Fantasia in 1983 for the Commodore 64, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum, and BBC Micro. It was the 11th game in the Mysterious Adventures series. The story is about a waxworks in which the protagonist is trapped. Escaping involves finding statues of famous people (like Hillary and Tenzing). Whilst some of the statues are exceptionally easy to identify, others are not so simple without acquiring the necessary clues earlier in the game. For example, identifying the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George is exceptionally problematic without first finding a clue to his whereabouts. Reception '' CRASH'' magazine reviewed ''Waxworks'' in the July 1984 issue. The text parser was described as "eccentric" but with "some noteworthy flexibility", being a modified verb/noun form that also allows adverbs and conjunctions ("QUICKLY GET THE LAMP, SWORD, CLOAK AND STAFF", for example). The gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxworks (1992 Video Game)
''Waxworks'' is a 1992 Horror fiction, horror-themed first-person dungeon crawl video game developed by Adventure Soft, Horror Soft and published by Accolade, Inc., Accolade for Amiga, Macintosh, and DOS. The game consists of the player traversing historically themed dungeons, solving puzzles and fighting enemies, in order to fix a curse that has been placed on the player character's family. ''Waxworks'' was inspired by the 1988 film ''Waxwork (film), Waxwork''. ''Waxworks'' received positive to mixed reviews, with praises for the games graphic gore, horrific atmosphere and soundtrack but criticisms for the small dungeons and an overemphasis on combat mechanics, with mixed reactions for the game's graphics. Gameplay ''Waxworks'' is a first-person dungeon crawl role-playing video game. The game is divided into five time periods: Ancient Egypt, Medieval Transylvania, Victorian England, an industrial mine period and Ixona's period. Three of those time periods have a mixture of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
