London, July 5 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s ‘macabre’ sense of humour has been put on display in a series of bizarre photos published by a British newspaper.

News of the World has published photos of the King of Pop including one snap showing the late star playing dead in a coffin at the famous Madame Tussaud’s waxwork museum in London.

The music legend can be seen slipping into an empty wooden coffin in one of the images in Tussaud’s Chamber Of Horrors between waxwork models of evil women responsible for murders.

The photographs were said to be the work of British snapper Tony Prime when the Jackson 5 visited the UK in 1979.

A pal of the photographer said: “Jackson was fascinated by anything weird. He absolutely loved it. When he saw the coffins he just leapt over the barrier and got in the empty one.”

Other never seen before pictures also include Jackson dressed as his favourite comic Charlie Chaplin, with black bowler hat and cane, during a UK visit when he was 21.

The snapper’s pal added: “Jackson was fascinated by the life of Chaplin and wanted to know all he could about where the comic grew up.

“Tony told him he would take him for a drive around and point out various places related to Chaplin. Then all of a sudden Jackson said he wanted to get dressed up as Chaplin so they took him out and bought him the clothes and a cane.”

Jackson was due to kick-start his much-awaited comeback tour at London’s O2 Arena this month.

He died aged 50 on June 25 from an apparent cardiac arrest. (ANI)