Nightmare in Wax

Nightmare in Wax

Half Human... Trapped In A Bubbling Cauldron Of Terror!

R 1969 · 98 min · ★ 4.0 · Horror

The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum.

Directed by Bud Townsend · Written by Rex Carlton

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