10 Failed Horror Movie Remakes That Could've Been Amazing
9. House Of Wax (2005)
Starring Chad Michael Murray from One Tree Hill, Jared Padalecki from Supernatural, and, err, Paris Hilton, 2005's House of Wax is a very loose remake of a film that was itself a new version of something old.
House of Wax from 1953 starred Vincent Price as a deranged artist who displayed his wax-covered victims' bodies as sculptures. Two decades earlier, a film called Mystery of the Wax Museum had a similar presence, which means this subject can trace its history back to before World War II.
Quite the legacy, then. Would be a shame if someone were to mess it up...
The '05 version of House of Wax is much more brutal in its portrayal of the candle-based killings, which should have made it more appealing to modern audiences. Instead, said audiences were unimpressed by how heavily it relied on worn-out slasher tropes and how it turned a unique concept into just another teen horror flick.
However, if you ever wanted to see Paris Hilton get stabbed through the head with a metal pipe, then this might be your only chance.