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13 ghosts (Thir13en ghosts)

Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

Terror has multiplied.

When a family inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric uncle there's just one problem: the house seems to have a dangerous agenda all its own. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path. Soon the family is joined by an offbeat ghost hunter who is determined to free the spirits imprisoned in the house. Caught in a frantic race to save themselves before it is too late, the human inhabitants realise the house is a riddle which contains the key to their imminent salvation - or destruction.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

  • Film horror supernatural mystery house

Persons of interest

  • Matthew Lillard .... Rafkin
  • F Murray Abraham .... Cyrus
  • Tony Shalhoub .... Arthur
  • Shannon Elizabeth .... Kathy
  • Kathryn Anderson .... Jean
  • JR Bourne .... Ben Moss
  • Embeth Davidtz .... Kalina
  • Rah Digga .... Maggie
  • John Desantis .... The Breaker
  • Herbert Duncanson .... The Hammer
  • Matthew Harrison .... Damon
  • Alec Roberts .... Bobby
  • Shayne Wyler .... The Jackal
  • C Ernst Harth .... Big Baby Ghost
  • Shawna Loyer .... Suicide Woman Ghost
  • Laura Mennell .... Bound Woman Ghost
  • Craig Olejnik .... 50s Teenage Boy Ghost
  • Xantha Radley .... Pilgrim Ghost
  • Laurie Soper .... Little Woman Ghost
  • Mikhael Speidel .... Boy With Arrow Ghost
  • Daniel Wesley .... Headless Torso Ghost
  • Todd Alcott .... Screenwriter
  • Richard D'Ovidio .... Screenwriter
  • James Gunn .... Screenwriter
  • Neal Stevens .... Screenwriter
  • Steve Beck .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Ghosts.

13 ghosts is a ghost flick for the new millennium: weird shit mixed in with equal parts of folklore and high tech. The story is no great shakes and neither is the acting but it still manages to get spooky in a few places. The A to B-list cast mixes in well with the complete unknowns. The effects are par for the course. Some of the filmmaking tricks (mirrors seeing different things than characters) are as old as filmmaking but they still serve.

Good for a change of pace even if the lights are left on.

Filmmaking rule #1: If you want to make a scary movie, turn the lights off!

Media intelligence (DVD)

  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Disc: Single side, dual layer
  • Features:
    • Behind-the-scenes: (13)
    • Commentary: Steve Beck
    • Picture disc
    • Trailers: Theatrical, bonus
  • Languages: English, French, Spanish
  • Picture: Widescreen 16:9 enhanced
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese

Security censorship classification

MA 15+ (Medium level violence, horror theme)

Surveillance time

87 minutes (1:27 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: 13 December 2001
DVD rental: 10 July 2002
VHS rental: 10 July 2002

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