(William Castle, 1960)Release date: 26 April 2021Standard Edition Blu-ray When the Zorba family inherit a house from their late uncle, the occultist Plato Zorba, they didn’t expect it come with a host of ghostly houseguests, including a headless lion tamer (and lion!), an aflame skeleton, a murderous chef and his victims, and an executioner. Despite this collection of sprites, 13 Ghosts is one of the lighter efforts of shockmeister William Castle – but just as inventive as his best works, and is presented here in both its black-and-white and ‘Illusion-O’ versions. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Alternative feature presentations: the original ‘Illusion-O’ version (85 mins) and the original black-and-white version (83 mins) On-disc ‘Ghost Viewer’ options Original mono audio Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007, 82 mins): Jeffrey Schwarz’s acclaimed documentary, featuring interviews with John Landis, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Stuart Gordon, Leonard Maltin, Budd Boetticher, Bob Burns and John Waters among others Spine Tingler! audio commentary with Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle Larger Than Life: The Making of ‘Spine Tingler!’ (2011, 9 mins) Stephen Laws Introduces ‘13 Ghosts’ (2018, 13 mins): personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror author The Magic of ‘Illusion-O’ (2001, 8 mins): archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the film Isolated music & effects track Theatre lobby spot (1960, 3 mins): promotional recording originally played in cinema foyers Original theatrical trailer Sam Hamm trailer commentary (2008, 3 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing #PHIBD095BBFC cert: PGREGION FREEEAN: 5060697921397
