13 ghosts
View company contact information for 13 Ghosts on IMDbPro. [1]
View company contact information for Thir13en Ghosts on IMDbPro. [2]
13 GHOSTS, Steve Beck’s feature debut, is the second recent remake (following THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL) of a film by 1950s and 60s camp horror king, William Castle. [3]
Thirteen Ghosts (also known as Thir13en Ghosts or 13 Ghosts) is a 2001 horror film directed by Steve Beck. [4]
13 Ghosts (1960) horror film directed by William Castle and written by Robb White. [5]
Nothing, that is, until out of nowhere Arthur inherits an unusual house from his mysterious, eccentric Uncle Cyrus (F. [6]
Gimmick-loving producer William Castle strikes again with this fun haunted-house thriller which invited audiences to find the hidden ghosts roaming about a haunted house through a special process called “Illusion-O” by which patrons could employ a special pair of red-and-blue-colored glasses to detect ghosts on the screen during the film’s color-tinted sequences. [7]
This haunted house chiller is the second feature from Dark Castle Entertainment, the mid-budget outfit put together in 1999 to remake the cheesy horror genre pictures of William Castle by his daughter, Terry Castle, and producers Gilbert Adler, Robert Zemeckis, and Joel Silver. [8]
It follows the remake of another one of Castle’s films, House on Haunted Hill. [4]
Financially ravaged and widowed by a fire that is consuming him with guilt, Arthur Kriticos (Tony Shalhoub) is left to raise two kids on his own: beautiful teenager Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) and grade school student Bobby (Alec Roberts). [8]
When occultist uncle Dr. Plato Zorba wills a huge ramshackle house to his nephew Cyrus and his impoverished family, they are shocked to find the house is haunted. [5]
As with most of his productions, Castle used a gimmick to promote the movie. [7]
The production design is first rate, but 13 Ghosts is distinctly lacking in scares. [3]
It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name by William Castle. [...] Arthur (Tony Shalhoub), Cyrus’ nephew, a mathematics teacher whose wife, Jean, died in a house fire six months earlier, later discovers that his uncle has left his mansion to Arthur in his will delivered by Cyrus’ lawyer, Benjamin Moss (JR Bourne). [4]
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[1] 13 Ghosts (1960)
[2] 13 Ghosts (2001) - IMDb
[3] Thirteen Ghosts Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
[4] Thirteen Ghosts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] 13 Ghosts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] 13 Ghosts
[7] 13 Ghosts 1960: Movie and film review from Answers.com
[8] Thirteen Ghosts 2001: Movie and film review from Answers.com