32 Days of Halloween V, Movie Night No. 31: 13 Ghosts (1960)

By Widge - posted 10.30.11 @ 10:35 pm

Not the remake. Definitely not the remake. No, we're going to the 1960 William Castle original, which is the only film ever shot in "Illusion-O." You were given a ghost viewer that could let you either see the ghosts better than normal...or you could look through the other part of the viewer and be "spared" the utter terror.

We're going to show you first the trailer that explains the Illusion-O gimmick. And is a bonus because it's narrated awesomely by Paul Frees. Also, yes, you're not hallucinating: that is the ever-fantastic Margaret Hamilton as the housekeeper.

Direct link for the feedreaders.

I know...it's not completely clear unless you're looking at one of the damn things. So here you go:

Gotta love that William Castle. Master showman. Okay, here's your feature presentation. Don't be concerned that you don't have an Illusion-O viewer. The ghosts still appear...they just appear enhanced through the viewer. So there you have it--Enjoy!

Direct link for the feedreaders.

The movie's available on DVD...no Illusion-O there either, apparently.

Previously on this night we've enjoyed The Island of Lost Souls, and the 1956, 1939 and 1923 versions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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Widgett Walls is Need Coffee's Chief Cook and Bottle Washer. He is the author of the novel Mystics on the Road to Vanishing Point, and two collections of short stories, Magnificent Desolation and Something Else: The Complete First Season. He is also co-author of the children's book There's a Zombie in My Treehouse! All of those books are available in paperback or for the Kindle from Amazon. He is also the narrator and publisher of the first unabridged recording of Seneca's letters, available here. He is active on both Twitter and Facebook. (If you befriend him on Facebook, do say you came via Need Coffee.) He lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. He hardly ever sleeps.

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