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Thirteen Ghosts (also known as 13 Ghosts and stylized as THIR13EN Ghosts) is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, [2] the film stars Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, and F. Murray Abraham.
The spirits include a wailing lady, clutching hands, a fiery skeleton, an Italian chef continuously murdering his wife and her lover in the kitchen, a hanging lady, an executioner holding a severed head, a fully grown lion with its headless tamer, a floating head and a ghost of Zorba himself, all held captive in the eerie house and looking for ...
The 1970s saw screen depictions of ghosts diverge into distinct genres of the romantic and horror. A common theme in the romantic genre from this period is the ghost as a benign guide or messenger, often with unfinished business, such as 1989's Field of Dreams , the 1990 film Ghost , and the 1993 comedy Heart and Souls . [ 2 ]
The film was distributed in the U.S. by Columbia Pictures as a double feature with either Battle in Outer Space (1959) or 13 Ghosts (1960), depending on the local film market. 12 to the Moon was novelized by Fred Gebhardt under the pen name Robert A. Wise and published in 1961. [2] Gebhardt also wrote the film's original story.
He wrote Thirteen Ghosts, a 2001 remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, for Dark Castle Entertainment. [2] In the US, the film opened ranking 2nd, making $15,165,355. [ 3 ] His original screenplay, Deader was bought by to Dimension Pictures, and subsequently produced as Hellraiser: Deader , a 2005 sequel in the long-running horror ...
Dementia 13 was released on Blu-ray April 26, 2011. [15] Dementia 13 was restored to a director's cut in 2017 that was released to 1080p Blu-ray Disc and Digital 4k UHD on September 21, 2021. The Blu-ray from Lionsgate/Zoetrope includes an introduction and audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola, and "Prologue (Dementia 13 Test)". [16]
John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, (born November 13, 1973) is a Canadian actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His other work includes a principal role in Disney 's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior , in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the ...
The real perpetrators are a trio of angry ghosts who want the cabin all to themselves. When the mortal family refuses to move, the ghostly trio (two women and a man) sink two boats belonging to the couples' wealthy uncle. Once again, the poor boy is blamed and this nearly drives him insane for he can see the ghosts.