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Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 55: Behind the Curtain and the Skin
The chemistry, craftsmanship, and cringe behind wax figure making, Marie Tussauds Chamber of Horrors, and the early special effects makeup at the Grand Guignol.
Curiosity Shop Show Notes:
Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
Haley:
- London Story – Madame Tussauds (feature of a coloring artist at Madame Tussauds London): https://youtu.be/LmhOMk6CEzU
- How Madame Tussauds Creates Its Realistic Wax Figures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9knHW6LlY
- Getting My Own WAX FIGURE At Madame Tussauds! | NikkieTutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUlMTcX2vPo
- Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors London full walk through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31bQq3EECIk
- Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Horrors_(Madame_Tussauds)
- How Are Wax Figures Made Today? https://www.madametussauds.com/sydney/information/news-updates/how-are-wax-figures-made-today/
- Making of: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=madame+Tussauds
Natali:
- Carmine Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine
- Life Photo Gallery of Grand Guignol https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/the-grand-guignol-theater-of-horror-in-photos-t52055.html
- Time Life Article Nov 30, 1962 https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,829579,00.html
- Prop Agenda Blog Posthttps://www.props.eric-hart.com/features/the-gore-of-grand-guignol/
Further Reading:
- Nothing to see this time!
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