Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

Thir13en Ghosts parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and several jump scares.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Thir13en Ghosts scary?

Yes, properly. Thir13en Ghosts is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is Thir13en Ghosts?

Light gore and some violence.

What is Thir13en Ghosts rated, and is it OK for kids?

No. It is rated R, with real scares, several jump scares and some strong language.

What is Thir13en Ghosts about?

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.

Cast and crew

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Thir13en Ghosts is on our Ghosts and hauntings, Horror on AMC+ and Thriller on AMC+ lists.

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”

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