First telecast April 4, 1963, this grim 60-minute
Twilight Zone installment would seem to be more suited to
Alfred Hitchcock Presents or
Thriller.
Martin Balsam stars as Martin Senescu, curator of a "chamber of horrors" wax museum. Upon learning that the museum is to be demolished, Martin takes his favorite wax statues -- those of Jack the Ripper, Henri "Bluebeard" Landru, and ax murderer Albert W. Hicks -- to his home, much to the dismay of his wife Emma (Maggie Mahoney). Not long afterward, two brutal murders take place -- and the evidence leads Martin to conclude that the culprits were his beloved wax figures. Though credited to
Charles Beaumont, "The New Exhibit" was actually scripted by longtime Beaumont collaborator
Jerry Sohl. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide