Mystery of the Wax Museum

However shocking the film may have been at the time, it has grown not only as a cult object to be cherished by genre aficionados, but as a work that improves with the addition of contexts that underscore its distinct place in film history.

With no musical score to guide the audience, we're often left adrift in Igor's madhouse, conjuring up some truly haunting imagery that has been beautifully restored on the new Blu-Ray from Warner Archive.

Mystery of the Wax Museum is notable for a handful of reasons, including the involvement of director Michael Curtiz before he became Warner's top go-to guy (Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy).

Had the director kept his story under control The Wax Museum might have been a good horror production.

One of the punchiest, most watchable '30s horror films made anywhere outside of Universal.

A fun weirdo classic pulp horror tale from the 1930s.

Has its share of creeps, but noteworthy for its early 2-strip Technicolor.

...the movie's quick-paced dialogue makes it a combination "Front Page" and "Frankenstein," representing two genres picking up steam in the early thirties.