Well tonight has certainly been an odd collection of results, unfortunately nothing that actually involves this particular sticker. I had my doubts that I'd find a definitive answer, since it is common enough of a phrase, but you never know. Obviously the most frequent result I kept getting were the movies with this name House of Wax. For the horror aficionados out there I'm sure you're already well aware of the film progression but I thought I'd work backwards for those who aren't into horror. In 2005 a horror movie starring Jared Padalecki, Chad Michael Murray, and Paris Hilton was released under the title House of Wax. The story revolves around a group of 6 teenagers who accidentally stumble into an abandoned town, who's main attraction is a run down wax museum. This movie was very loosely a remake of the 1953 film House of Wax staring Vincent Price. This particular story revolves around a talented wax artist who is thought to have died in fire earlier only to come back with a new exhibit that reveals his peculiar method of creating the wax statues. What I found surprising when I was looking into these films was the fact that this 1953 film is actually a remake of an even earlier film. Mystery of the Wax Museum from 1933 is about an artist who was injured in fire set in a previous museum and the reporter who starts looking into the mysterious disappearances that start to occur when he pops up in New York City. Now I've only seen the 2005 movie, which I admit I found to be generally unremarkable except for the scene with Jared Padalecki and his cheek (shudder), but seeing the progression of the story through the summaries was fascinating. You can see how the main components of this story carries through all of the iterations of the movie, the mysterious wax statues and the tortured artist behind them, as well as the updates studios felt audiences wanted. Over the years the movie goes from a slightly more psychological thriller surrounding a drug addict and his obsessions to a talented but drunken artist's obsessions and search for vengeance to a maladjusted artist who's creations mainly serve the purpose of ridiculous jump scares more than anything else. I kind of want to watch all three of these now to really see what this progression is actually like, maybe if I find this sticker again I'll discuss the result.
Looking for a slightly more relevant find, I also thought I'd just look into nearby wax museums in the off chance there is a House of Wax. While there are a couple of wax exhibits in the local museums, there really isn't a dedicated wax museum. Looking through the list on Wikipedia (I know not the best source) it seems like the closest ones would be over in New York City and Washington D.C. I did find a bar and attraction called House of Wax located in Brooklyn that I think I'll have to check out if I ever make it to the city. They specialize in cocktails and have a selection of macabre wax works they've collected on display. Along with these interesting displays of the bizarre and touristy, I also found plenty of waxing parlors that use this as their name. One called The Original House of Wax not only removes people's hair but they also apparently create beauty products and candles as well. I also managed to stumble across a site from the UK that specializes in hair pomades. So while I may not have figured out what tonight's sticker is in regards to, I definitely dug up an interesting collection of possibilities.
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