2005’s ‘House of Wax’ Has a Vicious Imagination [Halloweenies Podcast]

“You’re saying that that’s a real person… underneath?” Join the Halloweenies as they head to Ambrose to discuss Dark Castle’s 2005 remake of House of Wax. Together, Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and Justin Gerber “wax” nostalgic on all of those gritty remakes from the aughts, debate what happened to Chad Michael Murray/Elisha Cuthbert, and spend […]

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Exploiting an Heiress in the ‘House of Wax’ Marketing Campaign [Horror Queers Podcast]

See Paris Cry. After kicking off 2023 with a re-do of one of our earliest episodes (The Perfection), we moved on to Todd Haynes’ AIDS allegory Safe before tackling Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance Crimson Peak. Now, we’re venturing back into the world of Dark Castle Entertainment with a fun discussion of Jaume Collet-Serra‘s 2005 remake House […]

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Elisha Cuthbert Looks Back on Horror Roles Including ‘House of Wax’ [Exclusive]

Elisha Cuthbert returns to the horror genre in brand new Shudder Original The Cellar, which is now available to stream exclusively on the Shudder streaming service right now. Ahead of The Cellar‘s release, Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast sat down with Elisha Cuthbert to reflect on some of her past roles inside the horror […]

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Spooky Sets and Roald Dahl’s Influence on ‘The Cellar’ [Interview]

Hitting theaters and Shudder this Friday is Brendan Muldowney‘s The Cellar (review), an adaptation of his 2004 short film “The Ten Steps” (watch here). We were able to speak to Muldowney and actor Eoin Macken, who plays Elisha Cuthbert’s husband in the film, about the film’s development and production. After releasing “The Ten Steps”, Muldowney stepped away […]

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Elisha Cuthbert on Her Return to Horror With ‘The Cellar’ [Interview]

Hitting theaters and Shudder this Friday is Brendan Muldowney‘s The Cellar (review), an expansion of his 2004 short film “The Ten Steps” (watch here). For the film’s lead actress Elisha Cuthbert (House of Wax), The Cellar marks her return to horror after a 15-year absence. We had the opportunity to speak with Elisha Cuthbert about the large […]

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Exclusive Clip Heads Into ‘The Cellar’ With Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert (House of Wax) returns to horror in The Cellar, the latest horror film from Irish filmmaker Brendan Muldowney. In the film, Cuthbert plays a mother whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to […]

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‘The Cellar’ Trailer Brings ‘House of Wax’ Star Elisha Cuthbert Back to Horror

Fresh off the film’s premiere at SXSW, The Cellar (read Trace’s review) is now gearing up for release from RLJE Films and Shudder, with the official trailer for the Elisha Cuthbert-starring horror movie debuting this afternoon. The Cellar comes to theaters and Shudder on April 15. In the film, written and directed by Brendan Muldowney… […]

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‘The Cellar’ Review – A Familiar, Family-Friendly Haunted House Movie

Family horror is a sub-genre that hasn’t really been given its due in recent years. Popular IPs like Goosebumps have been adapted into films that emphasize comedy over horror, and it’s nigh impossible to find any original family horror films getting released nowadays. We’ve had films like Monster House, Coraline and Joe Dante’s under-seen The Hole, but […]

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SXSW Horror ‘The Cellar’ Acquired by RLJE Films and Shudder for April Release

This March’s SXSW Film Festival is brimming with horror films, many of which already have distribution, including The Cellar, the Irish horror film written and directed by Brendan Muldowney and starring Elisha Cuthbert (House of Wax) and Eoin Macken (The Forest, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter). Following the film’s World Premiere, RLJE Films will release the […]

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‘House of Wax’ 2005 Turned a 1950s Horror Movie into a Slasher Spectacle [Revenge of the Remakes]

Jaume Collet-Serra‘s 2005 House of Wax remake is a mashup of influences and intentions. It’s supposedly based on Andre DeToth‘s 1953 thriller of the same name, itself a remake of 1933’s Mystery of the Wax Museum — but you couldn’t tell based on watches alone. Collet-Serra admits in Fangoria Magazine that his House of Wax […]

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