Thirteen Ghosts

Thirteen Ghosts

Thirteen Ghosts is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck. A remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, the film stars Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, and F. Murray Abraham. It was released to theaters on October 26, 2001.

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Summary Thirteen GhostsThirteen Ghosts is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck. A remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, the film stars Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, and F. Murray Abraham. It was released to theaters on October 26, 2001, shot entirely around Lower Mainland, British Columbia. The film opened ranking 2nd, making USD 15,165,355. It spent 10 weeks in the US box office, eventually making USD 41,867,960 domestically, and USD 68,467,960 worldwide.

Reviews for the film were mostly negative, but the film was criticized for its lack of scares and a number of strobe effects directed toward the number of seizures that could cause a person to have a seizure. It has an approval rating of 15% on review aggregator Tom Tom, based on 94 reviews with an average rating of 3 Rotten Tomatoes. The website’s consensus reads: “The production design is first rate, but 13 Ghosts is distinctly lacking in scares”.