The New Exhibit story
A wax museum curator lovingly maintains wax figures of five infamous killers in his basement after the museum discards them. When he loses his job, his enemies are mysteriously murdered. Directed by: John Brahm. Story by: Charles Beaumont.
12 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| obsession | choice | Martin was so obsessed with his collection of wax murderers that he drove himself and his wife bankruptcy. |
| anthropomorphic object come to life | major | The five wax figures of notorious murderers came to life under one interpretation of the story. |
| hallucination of a non-existing person | major | Martin deluded himself into believing that the five wax figures in his basement had come to live under one interpretation of the story. |
| husband and wife | major | Martin keeping a collection of wax figures in his basement at great financial cost put a strain on his marriage with Emma. |
| murder | major | We saw a selection of notorious murderers immortalized in wax, and heard something of their deeds. In the end, it seems that Martin joined their ranks as a triple murderer. |
| wax sculpture | major | A wax museum curator was lovingly maintaining the wax figures of five infamous killers in his basement. |
| boss and employee | minor | The wax museum curator Martin was crestfallen upon being informed by the owner that the museum was going to be torn down and his services no longer required. |
| brother and sister | minor | Emma confided in her brother Dave over Martin's increasingly strange behavior. |
| coping with time passing you by | minor | The premise of the story was that the wax dolls that Martin and his employer both loved had fallen out of fashion, varyingly to their dismay and consternation. |
| facing financial ruin | minor | The cost of maintaining Martin's wax figures in his basement place a heavy financial burden on him and Emma. |