Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- campy
- foreboding
- classic horror night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics and viewers generally regard the film as a modest, atmospheric old-school ghost story whose inventive premise and practical effects are more memorable than its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Zorba family receives an eerie mansion and its ghostly occupants as part of an inheritance.
Dr. Zorba's collection contains thirteen individually presented ghosts visible through special goggles.
The family's discovery that a fortune is hidden in the mansion puts their lives at risk.
The film is presented in black and white with low-budget practical ghost effects and a haunted-house presentation.
Films like 13 Ghosts, and why
House on Haunted Hill
shared haunted-house setting, supernatural menace, and classic gothic mystery atmosphere
The Haunting
shared black-and-white ghost horror, eccentric occult premise, and family-in-danger tension
The Uninvited
shared supernatural horror, inheritance-driven conflict, and macabre haunted mansion setting
Movie Details
- Director
- William Castle
- Release Date
- 1960-05-16
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (169)
Cast
- Charles Herbert
- Jo Morrow
- Martin Milner
- Rosemary DeCamp
- Donald Woods
- Margaret Hamilton
- John van Dreelen
- David Hoffman
- Jeanne Baker
- John Burnside
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Chilling, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 13 Ghosts about?
- A penniless family inherits a mansion whose invisible ghosts guard a fortune and threaten anyone who searches for it.
- What is 13 Ghosts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 13 Ghosts as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 13 Ghosts violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 13 Ghosts as mild.
- What did critics think of 13 Ghosts?
- Critics and viewers generally regard the film as a modest, atmospheric old-school ghost story whose inventive premise and practical effects are more memorable than its execution.
- Which films are like 13 Ghosts?
- Films with a similar feel include House on Haunted Hill, The Haunting, and The Uninvited.
- How long is 13 Ghosts?
- 13 Ghosts runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch 13 Ghosts?
- In United States, 13 Ghosts streams on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Chilling, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
