
Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's 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 Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to ge... (Full plot summary below)
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Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's 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 Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
Leave your thoughts about Thir13en Ghosts.
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAlthough not for the faint of heart, it's a potent -- and very tricky -- treat. |
| Baltimore SunCheryl Lu-Lien TanThis efficient but soulless funhouse ride eschews suspense in favor of frantic scrambling from disturbing specters, like the naked female ghost who lurks around bloody bathtubs. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkToo distinctive-looking to dismiss out of hand, but it would help to be able to look through a magic viewfinder (or maybe magic eraser) and make its script disappear. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonThe actors manage to keep from being upstaged by the sets, though just barely. Abraham goes over the top, then further still. |
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerOddly comforting in its inconsistent acting and bad monster makeup. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderIt's an event film, all about flash and spectacle, even though the movie itself is void of any real substance. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanWhat follows is very gruesome indeed, though the footage of people being chased by hideous ghosts soon becomes rather dull. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardIf only half as much attention had been paid to story and character as to set design, the cast wouldn't be playing second banana to a gut rehab. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea13 Ghosts is the type of project that all parties concerned will have to live down for the rest of their lives. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe physical look of the picture is splendid. The screenplay is dead on arrival. The noise level is torture. |