Behind-The-Scene Details From The Making Of ‘Thirteen Ghosts’

The original13 Ghosts13 Ghosts had many strange ghosts—a flaming skeleton, a killer chef, and a headless lion tamer. The film did not explore these ghosts deeply. However, each ghost in the remake had a role in what the movie calls the "Black ZodiacThe special feature included with the home video release on DVD and Blu-ray revealed the history of each ghost in detail.

This feature is called "Ghost Files"Ghost Files" featured F. Murray Abraham narrating the in-universe history of each ghost and how they fit into the "Black Zodiac."

The design for the house inThirteen Ghostsborrowed from the New York Science Museum's architecture. They built it indoors on theBridge Studios lotin Vancouver, the house used over three miles of etched glass.All that glass required hand-making.Sean Hargreaves, the production designer, did not etch the 8,500 square feet of glass used for the set. Instead, he put Latin spells and incantations onto a plastic overlay, then stuck it onto the glass surfaces. Bridge welders connected every part of the house. They needed nearly five tons of steel for this job.

Production designer Sean Hargreaves did not etch the 8,500 square feet of glass used for the set. Instead, he put 'etchings' of Latin spells and incantations on a plastic overlay stuck to the glass surfaces. Crew members hired bridge welders to join all the parts. They used nearly five tons of steel to finish the job.

Actress Embeth Davidtz said she was intrigued by the architecture. She wanted to see how they built it in a modern setting, not the usual old, haunted house. This is the centerpiece of the house where the ghosts are trapped.is the house that belonged to the eccentric ghost-collector Cyrus Kriticos, where the ghosts are trapped.The house holds the ghosts of eccentric ghost-collector Cyrus Kriticos.

Production designer Sean Hargreaves said reflections were a major issue. He asked, "How can we design a house with glass and avoid reflections? That was a tough challenge."

Candyman, Se7en, The Fifth Element, and The Cell, and he later worked on blockbusters such asThor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame, andStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. For Thirteen Ghosts, Hargreaves designed one of the most elaborate sets ever conceived: a puzzle box house of glass, brass, and gears, with walls made of windows engraved with Latin spells and incantations.The house set had glass walls and rooms that moved. Since there was so much glass, the crew struggled to get shots without reflections. The fix? More light. Glass floor tiles lit from below, plus lights from above, reduced glare. They darkened the image in post-production.Thirteen Ghostsis a remake of William Castle's 1960 original, styled as13 Ghosts.By the time13 GhostsThirteen GhostsHargreaves had to design one of the most elaborate sets ever imagined.The film's puzzle box house uses glass, brass, and gears. The walls feature windows engraved with Latin incantations and spells.The house set had glass walls and rooms that moved. Shooting without crew reflections was hard because of all the glass. They used light as a fix. Glass floor tiles lit from below, plus overhead lights, reduced glare. Post-production then darkened the image.

Thirteen Ghosts

This film remakes William Castle's 1960 original, which was styled as Thirteen Ghosts.By the time Thirteen Ghosts13 Ghosts. By the time 13 GhostsCastle used his gimmicks effectively in films like Castle, which came around after the Castle was already famous for his tricks.Macabre, House on Haunted Hill(which Dark Castle remade just two years before)Thirteen Ghosts), and The TinglerFor his latest idea, he needed a gimmick to stop all gimmicks. He found the "ghost viewer": old-fashioned two-color 3D glasses that let the audience choose to see the ghosts.

Dan Whitehead explains in the essay that accompanies the edition of the Indicator Series Blu-ray that it was the first of Castle's gimmicks to be baked into the celluloid itself.Indicator Series Blu-rayedition of13 Ghosts. The original film used black and white, but the ghost scenes had a blue filter, and the ghosts themselves, added later, were red. If an audience looked through one window in the "ghost viewer," they saw the ghosts. Through the other, the ghosts were invisible.

The "ghost viewers" were not Castle's first idea for a gimmick for Thirteen Ghosts.13 Ghosts, however. Castle recounts in his autobiography.Step Right Up! I'm Gonna Scare the Pants Off America, "It was in France that I got an idea for a gimmick for my next picture." Castle bought a boarded-up house that "looked haunted". The gimmick involved having 20 million keys made, all but one with the same number. That one key opened the door. Keys went to theaters worldwide during the movie, and the lucky person with the right key owned the house.

"They all look like Spirit Halloween decorations come to horrifying life," John Squires wrote, describing the 13 ghosts, "and I say that as a total compliment."

The remarkably visceral specters hauntingThirteen Ghostswere made by the makeup artists at KNB EFX Group. Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger founded KNB EFX. KNB EFX built a reputation for gore after working with Quentin Tarantino. Kurtzman later left the group, but the members worked on many horror films and TV shows, includingMasters of Horror, The Walking Dead, Hostel, and many more.

"The ghosts, we've tried to get a lot more edgy with them and so they're not just these semi-transparent things," director Steve Beck told IGN. He described the film's gruesome ghosts, brought to life with practical effects. "We've tried to make all of our ghosts the"great white sharks of ghosts."

"That's the one thing Joel Silver said to me when we started," director Steve Beck told IGN. "We've"got to keep the glasses." We met about them. Wouldn't it be cool if the audience had glasses in the theaters too.

Unfortunately, the "ghost viewer" goggles appeared in the script for 2001's Thirteen Ghosts.Thirteen GhostsThe idea of audience members getting 'ghost viewers' didn't take off. Beck said, "We have them in the movie and we tried to make them as cool as possible."

Ironically,Thirteen GhostsThirteen Ghosts hit multiplexes a couple of years before 3D films filled cinemas, starting with James Cameron's IMAX film.Ghosts of the AbyssDark Castle founder Robert Zemeckis joined the game quickly, releasing his CG-animated film.Polar ExpressIt hit 3D in 2004.

For a ghost movie with a $42 million budget made in the early aughts (and little CGI),Thirteen GhostsThirteen Ghosts had a large technical crew workingbehind the scenesThis included 41 people working in makeup alone.

The makeup effects on the ghosts are impressive. However, the house itself might be the star—a massive puzzle box of glass and gears built by over 100 designers in the set, digital, and production design.

Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis teamed up with writer/producer Gilbert Adler to form Dark Castle Entertainment; it was a labor of love.

Originally, the production shingle, an offshoot of Silver's Silver Pictures, formed only to remake some of William Castle'sclassic ghost filmsThese films came from the 1950s. The first was the 1999 remake ofHouse on Haunted HillAfter Thirteen Ghosts,the production company changed direction.The company released itsGhost Ship remake in 2002 and its first original horror film,remake in 2002 and the studio's first original horror film,Gothika, in 2003.

While Dark Castle rolled out one more remake - 2005'sHouse of Wax, a reboot of the hit 1953 Vincent Price vehicle - the production house soon began to bankroll original projects, diverting into action and thriller films within a few years.

According to Silver, the decisions about which movies go under the Dark Castle banner and which don't are "generally budget-based." As the producer told$1 billion, "Pictures that we can make for a certain price go to Dark Castle, and the ones that cost more than that go somewhere else." The producer also points out that the dozen or so films initially released under the Dark Castle name have grossed more than$1 billionThirteen Ghosts,

Dark Castle Entertainment was responsible for several marquee horror hits in the early 2000s, includingHouse of Wax,House on Haunted HillHouse of WaxJason Blum's Blumhouse Productions took over low- to mid-budget horror. Many of the biggest horror hits of the 2010s came from Blumhouse, such asGothika, and others. Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions has since carried the torch for low- to mid-budget horror, and many of the 2010s' biggest horror hits were made by Blumhouse, such asParanormal Activity,andInsidious,as well as critical darlings likeGet Out.Jason Blum's Twitter says Blumhouse and Dark Castle have discussed working together multiple times. "Twice," he tweeted in July of 2015. So, why hasn't anything happened? "Haven'tfound the right project

According to Jason Blum's Twitter, Blumhouse and Dark Castle have even discussed working together on more than one occasion. "Twice," he tweeted in July of 2015. So, why hasn't anything materialized? "Haven'tfound the right projectBlum's tweet ends the discussion. Fans of both companies must now wait and picture what that team-up looks like.

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