Thirt13en Ghosts (2001) with Jason Ragosta

It’s a cage match in a used car graveyard, with soul hunter Cyrus Kriticos taking on soul preserver Kalina Oretzia.  Lost amidst the metal is The Breaker, a murderous ghost Cyrus wishes to add to his collection.  Assisting Cyrus is Dennis, a medium whose ability to sense ghosts sends him into spasms of pain.  Kalina’s only wish is to set souls free and let them roam the earth.  Cyrus succeeds in capturing Breaker, but loses his life in the process.  We cut to the home of Cyrus’s nephew, math teacher Arthur Kriticos, his two children Bobby and Kathy, and their nanny, the sassy Maggie. They’ve got a visitor today, a lawyer, Ben Moss, representing Cyrus’s estate. The news:  Cyrus is bequeathing his house to Arthur, who’s spent the last few months mourning the death of his wife in a fire.  The house, it turns out, is a modern masterpiece of architecture, a glass structure with Latin etched on the walls, and walls that slide back and forth like a living organism.  Arthur’s flattered, but… he can’t pay for this.  He barely gets by as it is.  But Ben assures him, Cyrus has everything figured out.  All Arthur and the kids need to do is move in and get settled.  But once they start looking around, the Kriticos family realizes they’re being watched, and the inhabitants of the basement are none too happy to be under new management.

Intro, Math Club, Debate Society, Hot for Teacher (spoiler-free): 00:00-27:31
Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy): 27:32-55:27
Superlatives (spoiler-heavier): 56:27-1:15:27

Director Steve Beck
Screenplay Neal Marshall Stevens & Richard D’Ovidio, story by Robb White
Featuring F. Murray Abraham, JR Bourne, Embeth Davidtz, Rah Digga, Shannon Elizabeth, Matthew Lillard, Shawna Loyer, Alec Roberts, Tony Shalhoub

Jason Ragosta is a horror writer, director, and illustrator who has created award winning short films such as Boy In The Dark and ZTV: Sympathy For The Devil, and “Mother Love” which was part of Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology released in 2022.  He is currently in various stages of development on several feature films and episodic series.

Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar.  Music from Thirt13en Ghosts by John Frizzell.

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