In "The Waxwork" by A.M. Burrage, the protagonist, Raymond Hewson, is on a quest to publish a great story to The Morning Echo about his over-night stay in the Murder's Den in Marriner's Waxworks. The manager of the wax museum attempts to warm Hewson about the eerie atmosphere in the Murderers' Den, however Hewson is still up for the challenge. Hewson, once inside the Murderers' Den for only a few minutes, begins to feel as if the wax statues have come to life. His mind begins to play tricks on him, creating illusions of movements from the wax figures. The journalist quickly decides that he needs to escape from the Murderers' Den, but right at that moment one of the wax figures, known as Dr. Bourdette, steps off from his platform and begins a conversation with Hewson.
The protaginist, Raymond Hewson, has placed himself in a very difficult situation, staying in the Murderers' Den for a night. As I stated before, in the first paragraph, Hewson's mind begins to play tricks on him, causing him to see movements that were supposedly coming from the wax figures. Therefore, causing him to mentally panic. If I was put into this situation, I would feel the same way that Hewson felt. I would have been scared for my life, not knowing what was going to happen next.
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