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Parents' Guide to

13 Ghosts (1960)

By Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 12+

Cheesy -- and gory -- classic; no young'uns.

Movie NR 1960 85 minutes
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age 11+

Based on 2 parent reviews

MovieLover4Lyfe
MovieLover4Lyfe Adult
May 26, 2010
age 12+
The remake was pretty good, I can't wait to view this version!
Plague
Plague Parent
February 2, 2010
age 10+

13 Ghosts (1960)

Not the best horror of it's era, but its watchable and wont scare the kids.
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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?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (2 ):

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.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the enduring popularity of horror movies. Why do people like being scared?

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