10 Memorable Vincent Price Characters

10. Vincent Van Ghoul - The 13 Ghosts Of Scooby Doo

It’s not every actor who after a 30 year stint in horror movies accepts the opportunity to send himself up in Scooby Doo, playing a warlock who wears a red and black cape and owns a magic carpet. In fact, there’s only one thespian who could successfully rise to the challenge.

The plot of this 13 episode spin-off is loosely based on William Castle’s 13 Ghosts (1960), which was also remade in 2001 starring Matthew Lillard who, because it’s a small world, subsequently played Shaggy in the 2002 Scooby Doo movie. When Scooby and Shaggy accidentally open the Chest Of Demons, they unleash the eponymous spirits on the world and are tasked by Van Ghoul with tracking them down before they wreak havoc.

Voiced by Maurice LaMarche, the character returned in the Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated series (2010), only this time he wasn’t a warlock but a horror movie actor. Two of his best remembered movies – and Shaggy’s personal favourites – were Dr Phobos and The Killer Bee.