Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Steve Beck

Writers:

Robb White (story)
Benjamin Carr (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Terror has multiplied.

Plot:

When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things dies, he leaves it all to his nephew and his family. All including his house, his fortune, and his malicious collection of ghosts!

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Ghost Hunter | Machine | Glass House | Magic Book

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Arthur Kriticos
Embeth Davidtz	...	Kalina Oretzia
Matthew Lillard	...	Dennis Rafkin
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Kathy Kriticos
Alec Roberts	...	Robert 'Bobby' Kriticos
JR Bourne	...	Benjamin Moss
Rah Digga	...	Maggie Bess
F. Murray Abraham	...	Cyrus Kriticos
Matthew Harrison	...	Damon
Jacob Rupp	...	Cyrus' Assistant
Mike Crestejo	...	Team Member
Aubrey Culp	...	Team Member (as Aubrey Lee Culp)
Charles Andre	...	Team Member
Mikhael Speidel	...	Billy Michaels, The First Born Son
Daniel Wesley	...	Jimmy 'The Gambler' Gambino, The Torso
Laura Mennell	...	Susan LeGrow, The Bound Woman
Kathryn Anderson	...	Jean Kriticos, The Withered Lover
Craig Olejnik	...	Royce Clayton, The Torn Prince
Shawna Loyer	...	Dana Newman, The Angry Princess
Xantha Radley	...	Isabella Smith, The Pilgrimess
C. Ernst Harth	...	Harold Shelburne, The Great Child
Laurie Soper	...	Margaret Shelburne, The Dire Mother
Herbert Duncanson	...	George Markley, The Hammer
Shayne Wyler	...	Ryan Kuhn, The Jackal
John DeSantis	...	Breaker Mahoney, The Juggernaut (as John De Santis)

Directed by
Steve Beck

Writing credits
Robb White		(story)
Benjamin Carr		(screenplay) (as Neal Marshall Stevens) and
Richard D'Ovidio		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gilbert Adler	....	producer
Terry Castle	....	co-producer
Dan Cracchiolo	....	executive producer
Richard Mirisch	....	co-producer
Steve Richards	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Robert Zemeckis	....	producer

Original Music by
John Frizzell

Cinematography by
Gale Tattersall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Derek Brechin		(as Derek G. Brechin)
Edward A. Warschilka

Casting by
Christine Sheaks

Production Design by
Sean Hargreaves

Art Direction by
Tim Beach		(supervising art director)
Don Macaulay		(as Don Macauley)

Set Decoration by
Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre

Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett

Makeup Department
Chad Atkinson	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Linda Bastin	....	special makeup effects crew: purchasing
Howard Berger	....	key special makeup effects supervisor
Kamar Bitar	....	special makeup effects crew: office staff
Norman Cabrera	....	special makeup effects crew: key artist
Chris Cera	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Lyn Defehr	....	makeup artist (as Lyn De Fehr)
Victoria Down	....	key makeup artist
Stan Edmonds	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist
Rachel Emmers	....	special makeup effects crew: office staff
Mike Fields	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist (as Michael Fields)
Lance Gilmer	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department (as Lance Gilmore)
James Hall	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Steve Hartman	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Chiz Hasegawa	....	special makeup effects crew: office staff (as Chizuru Hasegawa)
Moto Hata	....	special makeup effects crew: art department (as Motoyoshi Hata)
Robert Kurtzman	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Don Lanning	....	special makeup effects crew: key artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli	....	key hair stylist
Jim McPherson	....	special makeup effects crew: art department
Bruce D. Mitchell	....	special makeup effects crew: art department (as Bruce Mitchell)
Sandy Monesmith	....	hair stylist
Patricia Murray	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Scott Patton	....	makeup designer
David Perteet	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Christopher Mark Pinhey	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist (as Christopher Pinhey)
Ron Pipes II	....	special makeup effects crew: hair department
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist (as Leanne Podavin)
Charles Porlier	....	on-set key supervising special makeup effects artist
Brian Rae	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Craig Reardon	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist
Shannon Shea	....	special makeup effects crew: art department
Mark Tavares	....	special makeup effects crew: art department
Bill Terezakis	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist
Alan Tuskes	....	special makeup effects crew: lab department
Monique Venier	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist
Bev Wright	....	makeup artist
Bernie Wrightson	....	special makeup effects crew: conceptual artwork
Rob Miller	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Bill Draper	....	executive in charge of production
Ron French	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Earl Beesley	....	first assistant director
Ashley Bell	....	assistant director
James Bitonti	....	third assistant director
David Klohn	....	second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro	....	first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro)
Rhonda Taylor	....	dgc trainee

Art Department
Charles Audet	....	lead laborer
Wayne Berarducci	....	head metal fabricator
Terri Bishop	....	set dresser (as Terry Bishop)
Ray Brodie	....	set dresser
Todd Brooks	....	buyer
Mira Caveno	....	set designer
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer
Jason Claridge	....	paint foreman
Gregory Dewar	....	art department coordinator
Dean Eilertson	....	property master
Brian Epp	....	assistant props
Gillian Goodman	....	props buyer (as Gill Goodman)
Kevin Griffin-Park	....	set dresser (as Kevin Griffin Park)
G. Andrew Hussey	....	lead dresser (as Andrew Hassey)
Herminio Kam	....	head painter
Ray Lai	....	graphic artist
Andrew Li	....	set designer (as Andrew Lee)
Sam McMaster	....	construction foreman
Sheila Millar	....	set designer (as Sheila Miller)
Tony Moscovitch	....	lead carpenter
Glenn Mowatt	....	construction first aid/safety
Elizabeth Patrick	....	assistant set decorator
Gil Peyronnenc	....	set buyer (as Gil Peronnec)
Jay Robinson	....	scenic painter
Christine Shaw	....	set dresser
Brian Shell	....	construction coordinator
Eric Sundahl	....	set designer
Kevin Tomecek	....	tool maintenance
Mark Tompkins	....	on-set painter
Geoff Wallace	....	assistant art director
David Weber	....	on-set carpenter
David Paul Hewitt White	....	set dresser (as Paul White)
Ling Yang	....	storyboard artist
Mark Tompkins	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects designer
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Barker	....	first assistant sound editor
Stephanie Brown	....	second assistant sound editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
William R. Dean	....	second assistant sound editor
Laverne Dewberry	....	adr recordist (as LaVern Dewberry)
Julia Evershade	....	supervising sound editor
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
Dave Griffiths	....	boom operator
Eddie Kim	....	second assistant sound editor
Andrew Lackey	....	foley editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
John Marquis	....	sound effects mastering
Noel McIntosh	....	second assistant sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Rupert Nadeau	....	sound effects coordinator
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Patrick Ramsay	....	production sound mixer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Smith	....	sound assistant
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
Ian Tarasoff	....	assistant sound (as Ian Tarrosoff)
Donna G. Walker	....	sound effects coordinator
David Fisk	....	post sound intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dillon Armitage	....	special effects
Charles Belardinelli	....	special effects coordinator (as Charlie Belardinelli)
Oscar G. Castillo	....	lead effects animator
Jason Collins	....	lab technician: KNB Effects Group
Mike Duff	....	special effects
Jim Fisher	....	special effects (as James Fisher)
Joe Heffernan	....	best boy special effects
David Satchwell	....	lighting lead
Terry Sonderhoff	....	special effects coordinator
Malia Thompson	....	special effects technician
Andrew Verhoeven	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor
Michael Addabbo	....	3D artist
Chris Allen	....	production tools
Jeff Allen	....	digital artist
Jesse Andrewartha	....	digital artist
Randall Bahnsen	....	motion tracking supervisor (as Randy Bahnsen)
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion tracker
Greg Baxter	....	digital coordinator
Jeremy Beadell	....	I/O technician
Jill Berger	....	3D artist
Roy Berkowitz	....	visual effects editor
Vlad Bina	....	3D artist
Vlad Bina	....	digital set designer
Chris Botting	....	visual effects production assistant
Caroline L. Cameron	....	digital artist (as Caroline Cameron)
Mike Castillo	....	digital compositor
Oscar G. Castillo	....	3D artist (as Oscar Castillo)
Shanna Chung Lim	....	3D artist (as Shanna Lim)
Paul Clemente	....	visual effects producer
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant supervisor
J.D. Cowles	....	digital artist (as JD Cowles)
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Kyle DeVriendt	....	vault supervisor
Adrian De Wet	....	digital artist
Loring Doyle	....	digital artist
Joe Dubs	....	digital artist
Mark Eggenweiler	....	visual effects editor
Amanda Finkelberg	....	digital artist
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Brian Gardner	....	3D artist
Tim Gibbons	....	digital compositor
Dan Glass	....	visual effects supervisor
Jacqueline Gordon	....	3D artist (as Jackie Gordon)
Rick Hassen	....	visual effects production assistant
John Hewitt	....	3D lighting lead
Matt 'Chief' Hightower	....	digital artist (as Matt Hightower)
Andrew Hofman	....	3D artist (as Andrew Hoffman)
Erica Hornung	....	digital artist
Paul Howarth	....	visual effects editor (as Paul R. Howarth)
Lubo Hristov	....	art director: Cinesite
Darren Kiner	....	3D artist
Derek Krauss	....	visual effects editor (as Derek Kraus)
Tom Lafferty	....	systems
Krystine Lankenau	....	digital artist
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager (as Vince Lavares)
Matt Linder	....	digital artist
David Lingenfelser	....	composite supervisor
Rosa Lin	....	digital artist
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects executive producer: Cinesite
Mike Makara	....	3D artist
Anthony Mark Viverito	....	digital artist (as Anthony Mark)
Samantha McGovern	....	digital artist
Steve Michel	....	I/O technician
Chad Owen	....	digital artist
Kathleen Parker	....	visual effects production coordinator
Devorah Petty	....	digital artist
Ann Podlozny	....	visual effects producer
Corinne Pooler	....	paint supervisor
Thomas Proctor	....	digital artist (as Tom Proctor)
Edward Quintero	....	3D artist (as Ed Quintero)
Olun Riley	....	3D artist
Philip Rowe	....	senior systems administrator
Kody Sabourin	....	3D artist
Patrice d.S. Saenz	....	technical director
Mark Sarte	....	systems administrator
David Satchwell	....	3D lighting lead
Dan Seneres	....	digital artist
Chris Serenil	....	senior systems administrator
Christian Severin	....	visual effects
Mark Shoaf	....	3D artist
Cybele Sierra	....	digital compositor
Suzanne Smith	....	3D artist
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects coordinator
Dennis Solano	....	vault clerk
Arthur Sutherland	....	motion tracker
Kenji Sweeney	....	CG supervisor
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects associate producer
Bryan Taylor	....	visual effects artist
Derek Thompson	....	ghosts conceptual artist
Ryan Michael Todd	....	digital artist (as Ryan Todd)
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist
Renée Tymn	....	digital compositor (as Renee Chamblin)
Enrique Vila	....	3D artist
Dan Wanket	....	3D artist (as Daniel Wanket)
Martin Weaver	....	systems
Amanda Webb	....	I/O technician
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Jeremy Yabrow	....	production tools
Bjorn Zipprich	....	3D artist
Bjorn Zipprich	....	visual effects
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Ryan Laney	....	technical director: Manex (uncredited)
Grant Niesner	....	digital art direction consultant (uncredited)
Dante Quintana	....	motion tracker (uncredited)
Everette Webber	....	digital compositor: main titles (uncredited)

Stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Yves Cameron	....	stunts
Alex Green	....	stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Kristene Kenward	....	stunts (as Kristine Kenworth)
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Langlois	....	stunts (as Mike Langois)
Deb Macatumpag	....	stunts
Fred Perron	....	stunts
Sheilagh Seaton	....	stunts (as Shealah Seaton)
Suzi Stingl	....	stunts (as Suzy Stingl)
Mike Vézina	....	stunts (as Mike Vezina)
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts
Claude Bouchard	....	key stunt rigger (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Finkbeiner	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chad Band	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Beaton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Anna Bosa	....	camera trainee
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
Michael Cox	....	grip
Bill Dawson	....	generator operator
James Dillinger	....	chief lighting technician
Richard Ellison	....	grip
Tom Fillingham	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Thomas A. Fillingham)
Gil Forrester	....	dolly grip
Jim Garrison	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Jim Barrison)
Tom Gregg	....	best boy
Tammy Jones	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Westley Kinna	....	dimmer board operator
Derek Leblanc	....	best boy rigger
Guy LeBlanc	....	lamp operator (as Guy Leblanc)
John Le Roy	....	key grip: second unit
John Le Roy	....	rigging grip (as John Leroy)
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer
Terry A. McEwen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Terry McEwen)
Robert McLachlan	....	director of photography: additional photography
Lee Miller	....	best boy electric
Shawn Milsted	....	lamp operator (as Shawn Milstead)
Cam North	....	first assistant camera
Brett Peterson	....	rigging grip
Sean Rosseau	....	rigging lamp operator (as Sean Rousseau)
John Sanderson	....	video assist
Daniel Sauvé	....	Steadicam operator
Daniel Sauvé	....	camera operator
Tim Spencer	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Spencer	....	camera operator
Jerrod Tiffin	....	rigging gaffer (as Jarrod Tiffin)
Andrew D. Wilson	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Andrew Wilson)
Carrie Wilson	....	second assistant camera
Les Wilson	....	rigging lamp operator
George Young	....	lamp operator
Sid Zanforlin	....	camera trainee (as Syd Zanforlin)
Kurt Zelmer	....	best boy rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting associate: Canada
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Rebecca Gushin	....	casting associate: US
Wendy Spooner	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelly Bruhm	....	costume assistant
Shane Deschamps	....	set costumer (as L. Shane Deschamps)
Cindy L. Russell	....	assistant to costume designer (as Cindy Russell)
Ahmad Tabrizi	....	costume cutter
Olga Toliusis	....	seamstress
Gail Vance	....	costume truck supervisor

Editorial Department
Jonathan Alvord	....	editor: Avid
Tod Scott Brody	....	post-production consultant
Adam Brown	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Bruining	....	assistant film editor
Omar Daher	....	additional film editor
Anthony A. Lewis	....	assistant film editor (as Anthony Lewis)
Harold Parker	....	post-production coordinator
Thor Roos	....	color timer: negative to digital dailies
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer
Tony Solomons	....	additional film editor

Music Department
Adam Barber	....	music coordinator: orchestral music
Simon James	....	orchestra contractor
Tommy Lockett	....	music editor
Stephen E. Smith	....	score crew chief (as Steve Smith)
Adam Stern	....	conductor: score
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring engineer

Transportation Department
Debbie Albright	....	driver
John Franta	....	driver: cast
Dennis Friesen	....	driver
Ron James	....	transportation coordinator (as Ronald James)
Terry Newton	....	driver: director
Andrew O'Bray	....	driver
Tana Tocher	....	driver
Ted Wassenaar	....	driver
Clint Wilcox	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Sim Bajaj	....	assistant: Mr. Richards
Nick Baric	....	stand-in
Kelsey Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Lisanne Collett	....	executive chef (as Lisanne Collet)
Brett Davies	....	assistant production coordinator
Jessica Dewey	....	assistant: Mr. Beck
Larry Eisenman	....	assistant: Mr. Cracchiolo
Dodi Evanenko	....	payroll
Nicole Florian	....	assistant: Mr. Adler
Julia Frittaion	....	unit publicist
Jeffrey Hamelin	....	production aide
Charles Harwood	....	computer playback operator
Karen Hill	....	assistant production accountant: Canada
Lorna Jacobsen	....	accounting clerk
Kirk Johns	....	location manager
Jina Johnson	....	trainee location manager
Melina Kevorkian	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Marilyn Kopansky	....	executive chef
Nancy Kress	....	craft service
Nancy Kress	....	first aid
Adam Kuhn	....	post-production accountant
Alan J. Lam	....	production accountant (as Alan Lam)
Yvonne Melville	....	production coordinator
Shreyas Mithiawala	....	computer playback operator (as Shreyas Mitaiwala)
Georgia Morley	....	assistant chef
Corrine Morrison	....	assistant chef
Tina Perenseff	....	assistant chef
Monique Perez	....	assistant to producer
Weatie Rosenlehner	....	assistant production coordinator
Jody Ryan	....	production aide
Cimone Schelle	....	assistant chef
Stephanie Scott	....	production aide
Tracey Shelley-Lavery	....	tutor
Chris Smith	....	stand-in
Lynne Spencer	....	production co-coordinator
Ariane Stevenson	....	stand-in (as Arianne Stevenson)
Glen Stranger	....	accounting clerk
Tania Susi	....	payroll
David Tarris	....	assistant location manager (as Dave Tarris)
Bettina Terramini	....	assistant: Mr. Richards
Annalese Tilling	....	production aide
Michelle Tuella	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Amanda Uber	....	staff coordinator
Kimi Webber	....	script supervisor
Robert Yacobian	....	assistant production accountant (as Rob Yacobian)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• 13 Ghosts Productions Canada Inc.
• Dark Castle Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Space: The Imagination Station (2008) (Canada) (TV)
• Veronica (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects and animation)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (makeup effects)
• Manex Visual Effects (MVFX)

Other Companies

• B.C. Film Commission  special thanks
• Command Post Toybox  color by (as Command Post/Toybox West)
• DGC  acknowledgment
• Danetracks  sound post-production
• Deroche Music  score coordination (as De Roche Music Inc.)
• Edible Planet Catering  catering
• Fujifilm Canada  motion picture products
• Kodak Canada  motion picture products
• Northwest Sinfonia  score performed by
• Open Hand Studios  audio recording facilities
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Picture Mill, The  title design: main titles
• Pivotal Post  editing systems provided by
• Reel Masters  negative cutting
• St. Thomas Chapel, Bastyr University  score recorded at (as the chapel, Bastyr University)
• Technicolor  prints by
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• William F. White International  camera and lighting and grip equipment provided by

Also Known As:

13 Ghosts (USA) (alternative spelling)
13 fantômes (Canada: French title)
Thirteen Ghosts (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

91 min | France:87 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) (video rating) | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37748)

Filming Locations:

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

C. Ernst Harth ('The Great Child') has a cameo as 'Giant Baby' (blind-date of Laurie (Anna Paquin)) in Trick 'r Treat (2008). Both films are Warner Bros. releases.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember with a clapperboard can be seen very fleetingly during the "bloody bathroom" scene.

Quotes:

Dennis Rafkin: Hey, Glass Family Robinson, you're wasting your breath!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Scary Movie 4 (2006)

Soundtrack:

Excess

OK, i'm sticking my neck out for this movie

The only problem i found about "Thirteen Ghosts" is that it is not scary. It has the elements to be a horror movie, the ghosts, the gore, but it is not frightening at all.

So this film can be a real party pooper if you're watching it with the lights off at your girlfriend's house waiting for her to grab your arm through the hard scenes, or expect to enjoy having some nightmares about it. But, omitting that--yeah, i know it's hard to omit that a movie labeled as "horror" is not scary--, i judge it as a very interesting film. The production design is great; the glass house is a state of the art, away from your typical haunted house, looking both luxurious and somehow creepy at the same time. That innovation, carried out with such a splendid result, is worth my applause. So is the decision to make the ghosts be real actors in the set, not digital freaks. Human monsters, even if having to go through 4+ hours of make-up sessions, even if having to use a double amputee actor to play a particular ghost, are the film's best trump card. There are good ideas in this film, and they're very well developed. It doesn't deserve a bad score.