10 Deaths That Ruined Horror Movies

10. Dennis Rafkin - Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

Thirteen Ghosts (or THIR13EN Ghosts, if we must) arrived as part of the late-'90s/early-'00s wave of trashy, CGI-infused horrors that were designed more as a means to have a good night at the cinema with your mates than as anything to stand up to the cold, sharp steel of the critics' pens.

A remake of the 1960 William Castle horror, Steve Beck's first feature sees a family inherit a state-of-the-art puzzle house from their uncle, which harbours -- you guessed it -- thirteen ghosts. Trapped in the home by shifting walls and supernaturally-powered machinery, the family have to face off against vengeful entities with only the uncle's psychic assistant Dennis to help them navigate this terrifying new world.

Our psychic hero is none other than Matthew Lillard, one of horror's most dedicated young actors until Scooby-Doo nudged him into comedy and voiceover for good (well, almost). And he's on fine form. Unfortunately though, Lillard is the only one putting in a performance that really meets the tone of the movie on its level -- meaning Dennis is the glue holding everything together. When he is snapped like a toothpick in the second act, oof, the whole film kinda goes with him.