Thir13en Ghosts(2001)
2001 · Steve Beck · 91 min
Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
Horror · Thriller
6.32.4k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Thir13en Ghosts scares
Thir13en Ghosts is a loud, fast-moving haunted house ride full of glass corridors, spinning traps, and gruesome ghost designs jumping out at the characters. The scares come quick and often, leaning on shock and gross-out visuals rather than slow dread or mind games. There's a decent amount of blood and nasty-looking creature effects, but it's more of a fun, spooky spectacle than something that actually disturbs you afterward. Good for people who want a flashy, effects-heavy scare with monsters and traps instead of quiet tension.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Thir13en Ghosts rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 75 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A brief calm setup gives way to constant chases and scares that keep ramping up through a brutal, nonstop back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Thir13en Ghosts?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Thir13en Ghosts rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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