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13 Ghosts (1960)
- Review Date: May 18, 2003
- NR
- Genre: Thriller
- 1960
Common Sense Media says
Cheesy -- and gory -- classic; no young'uns.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie does include occult material, including a Ouija board and a seance, which may be upsetting to some children. There is an attempted murder of a child, and another character is murdered. Some families may be uncomfortable with the father's irresponsibility about money.
What's the story?
A family inherits a haunted house and a mysterious pair of spectacles from a reclusive uncle. It turns out that 12 ghosts occupy the house, including a lion and his headless tamer, a jealous chef and the wife and her lover that he killed with a meat cleaver, a hanging woman, and the ghost of the uncle himself. A Ouija board tells them that a 13th ghost will be added soon. Who will it be?
Is it any good?
The special effects were low-budget even for their time, and today's audiences will find them more silly than scary. But there are a couple of jump-out-at-you moments and plot twists that still work pretty well. The DVD includes both the version that requires the glasses and the one that does not and a brief documentary about Castle that is as much fun as the movie, especially the selection from the movie's original introduction, which explained how to use the glasses.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the enduring popularity of horror movies. Why do people like being scared?
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The remake was pretty good, I can't wait to view this version!
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Kid, 12 years old
May 1, 2009
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The Genre of This Film is "Children and family"
Piece of Sh I t
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13 Ghosts (1960)
Not the best horror of it's era, but its watchable and wont scare the kids.
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A fun, scary movie!
Why is this rated R?? There's nothing really wrong with it- except for some mild scary scenes and frightening images.
Certainly nothing worse than what's shown on tv now.
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Kid, 11 years old
April 6, 2012
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Classic still scares
I loved this horror. Even though it was boring in the beginning, but then got interesting. I recommend this movie for people who like spooky classics.
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| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Martha Beck |
| Cast: | Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Run time: | 85 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | August 5, 1960 |
| DVD release date: | September 11, 2001 |
| MPAA rating: | NR |
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