10 Horror Film Remakes To Avoid

10. Thir13een Ghosts (2001)

The reason that the original Thirteen Ghosts works is arguably because of its kitsch-y premise, where a family move into a house and use special glasses to see the ghosts that haunt the abode. When you update it in 2001, it just comes off as a gimmick. Combine it with a crazy house full of bad CGI and lots (and lots) of weird clock motifs and it all comes together to make the silliest horror film you€™ve ever seen. That€™s not even beginning to mention the ridiculous-looking thirteen ghosts of the title; whilst the ideas and stories behind each ghost and their death are morbidly interesting, it€™s all squandered in the execution. Essentially, Thir13een Ghosts is a film that doesn€™t know whether it wants to be an action comedy like Ghostbusters or if it actually wants to be taken seriously as a horror film. Neither result is achieved. Also, stylising the title like that will win you zero points. Ditto casting Matthew Lillard.