Well... For those of You in Your late late 60's (or OLDER Still!) You might be able to remember seeing this movie in a movie theater! If You have heard the words... GIMMICKY HORROR ... They were first used in relation to this movie!!!
When I was a kid.... and until I was into my mid.teens... Horror/Sci-Fi Movie was my default setting go to Movie GENRE! I was only 12 years old when 13 GHOSTS had its movie theater release! Owing to the intense Media Blitz to promote the film.... My expectations were SKY HIGH! Can You imagine my opinion after actually seeing it!?!?!?
CORNY!::: HOKEY! Those are the words that were in vogue Cerca 1960! And those were the EXACT words I used... and heard many OTHERS use... to describe this film! In retrospect.... It really isnt THAT bad! My rating here is 5*****.... But probably, to be precise... I would say 5.5*****
Compared to most other films released around 1960... There are a majority of production values that are probably a cut above average... To be honest! A lot of smirks... chuchles and laughter! But, again... to be fair... Much of that resulted from being just a tad uneasy while watching the movie!
The basic concept of 13 GHOSTS itself is rather interesting and unsettling! Saw it again, recently, and I was rather surprised that it is somewhat BETTER than I remembered it to be! You do get the impression at times that Dirrctor William Castle engages in a considerable amount of psychological arm-twisting of the viewer! ...But after all.... It was really ALL in good fun!.... Wasn´t it!?!?!? The highly touted and promoted ending... In the end.... Really isnt so bad... Is it!?!?!?
If You want to see..Or Re-live... an interesting historucal footnote to this GENRE.... O. K.... Go ahead and do it! But in my case.... My recent viewing will suffice!.
When I was a kid.... and until I was into my mid.teens... Horror/Sci-Fi Movie was my default setting go to Movie GENRE! I was only 12 years old when 13 GHOSTS had its movie theater release! Owing to the intense Media Blitz to promote the film.... My expectations were SKY HIGH! Can You imagine my opinion after actually seeing it!?!?!?
CORNY!::: HOKEY! Those are the words that were in vogue Cerca 1960! And those were the EXACT words I used... and heard many OTHERS use... to describe this film! In retrospect.... It really isnt THAT bad! My rating here is 5*****.... But probably, to be precise... I would say 5.5*****
Compared to most other films released around 1960... There are a majority of production values that are probably a cut above average... To be honest! A lot of smirks... chuchles and laughter! But, again... to be fair... Much of that resulted from being just a tad uneasy while watching the movie!
The basic concept of 13 GHOSTS itself is rather interesting and unsettling! Saw it again, recently, and I was rather surprised that it is somewhat BETTER than I remembered it to be! You do get the impression at times that Dirrctor William Castle engages in a considerable amount of psychological arm-twisting of the viewer! ...But after all.... It was really ALL in good fun!.... Wasn´t it!?!?!? The highly touted and promoted ending... In the end.... Really isnt so bad... Is it!?!?!?
If You want to see..Or Re-live... an interesting historucal footnote to this GENRE.... O. K.... Go ahead and do it! But in my case.... My recent viewing will suffice!.