House of Wax (1953) – SSP156
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1953 Horror Classic “House of Wax” Gets Reviewed with a Spooky Cocktail on the Scary Spirits Podcast!
This month, we celebrate the 71st anniversary of the iconic 1953 film “House of Wax“! Join Karen and Greg as they delve into the chilling world of Vincent Price’s murderous sculptor and his macabre wax museum.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- A review of “House of Wax,” including comparisons to the original “Mystery of the Wax Museum“
- A discussion of Vincent Price’s chilling performance
- Bonus: Karen and Greg mix up a spooky “Manhattan” cocktail using Vincent Price’s own recipe (included below)!
Love classic horror? Then this episode is for you! Tune in and get ready to be thrilled (and maybe a little thirsty)!
Vincent Price’s Manhattan Recipe
• 2/3 part good whiskey
• 1/3 part sweet vermouth
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions:
- Over ice, stir 2/3 any good whiskey, 1/3 sweet vermouth, two dashes of Angostura.
- Stewpendous!
Source: silverscreensuppers.com
A Brief Synopsis: Wax sculptor Henry is horrified to learn that his business partner, Matthew, plans on torching their wax museum to collect on the insurance policy. Henry miraculously survives a fiery confrontation with Matthew and re-emerges some years hence with a museum of his own. But when the appearance of Henry’s new wax sculptures occurs at the same time that a number of corpses vanish from the city morgue, art student Sue Allen begins suspecting wrongdoing.
Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:
- Karen gives us a little history about “Madame Tussauds”.
- The invention of the electric chair and its early uses are discussed.
- Did you have a paddle ball toy when you were a kid?
- We learn about the drink “Sarsaparilla”.
- The equivalent of $25,000 in 1930 in todays money.
Our rating of the film:
This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.
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