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i need jackal scripts if there's any existing out there somewhere. like, seriously! scripts are like fucking gold mines!

I agree. Scripts can tell us more than what we'd expect sometimes. I'm personally a big sucker for the smallest details of those I'm diabolically obsessed with, so I do appreciate scripts, however I haven't find anything related Thir13en Ghosts.

But just to bring up a good example, do you all remember this scene from Scream (1996)? Bear with me, because I'll share the script, but first, let me yap a little, will ya?

Now, while many would say that this line from Stu's end was a lie, a plain excuse, those who know his background, those who did pay attention to his mental and emotional state, to his surrounding knows that he is telling the truth.

It's more than obvious that he was a ticking time bomb and all he needed is a push to kill, but there are multiple signs that indicated that Billy has been manipulating Stu, and using his vulnerabilities for his own purpose. He himself pointed at Stu with a knife when he said what "parental neglegance" does to people.

Remember when Stu just realised that he has been used by Billy for his revenge he didn't even tell him about. There was an obvious shift between the two's dynamic from that point. You could see Stu's expression when Billy revealed his real motive:

Stu lost his trust in Billy from that moment and became more distant. He even had doubts giving the knife back to Billy, saying "No" when he asked for it, and it took Billy a while to get Stu obey, while before this reveal, he delivered it without second guessing. Yes, Stu realised how he was a pawn in Billy's plans, not even worthy to know the motives, and he would have been easily tossed under the bus in any moment which has been reflected on in an another movie.

Billy was more than aware of Stu's troublesome background and he clearly used it for his advantage. He even knew how sensitive Stu truly is. So...

Back to THAT script

The reason why I believe that this might be true because Billy himself called Stu "far too sensitive" in a script, that has been taken out eventually, because it would have revealed that they are the killers before the finale.

The Script

Stu is moving along main street when Billy comes barreling up next to him. BILLY: How'd you do? STU: Piece of cake. She'll be there. BILLY: Thanks, butt wart. You did good. STU: So you gonna try and make up with Sid? BILLY: Duh… that's quick. STU: I was just asking. Why are you always at me? BILLY: Because I'm trying to build your self-esteem. You're far too sensitive. STU: Oh… Billy thumbs Stu's forehead. BILLY: You ready to party hard tonight? STU: You know it.

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Thank you for the screams, Tony Todd. 😔 And the scares. 😏

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I was busy taking some HD screenshots of the Jackal for my upcoming posts, when I noticed how his bones are exposed on his poor little hands.

Let us fix this once and for all.

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"I was nothing before, so I couldn't have asked to be born I'll be nothing again, so what am I between now and then?"

― art by anastasia_zagorsky

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Hi fungusrice! 😆 This name makes me laugh whenever I see it. lol Btw. If you'd have to name an in common in you and the Jackal what would it be? there must be some with this level of obsession.

Lobotomy.

We'd both get lobotomized if we lived in the '40s.

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“Well, one day you'll be not even a faint memory, no At most a ghost or falling leaf from your family tree” ― art by lucific_

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Hii fungus! I was wondering about the jackal's voice line you can make out in the movie where he yells "leave me alone". Who do you think that sentence was addressed to!? 👀

Hey there, champ!

Oh boy, I've been thinking about this question for so long, because it is a heartbreaking sentence coming from someone as volatile and aggressive like him, although it makes perfect sense, but I plan talking about this later.

Anyways, you was talking about this particular voice line at the end:

The most likely reasons behind that line in my yes:

Cyrus Kriticos - In this scene, Bobby has been lured deeper down to the basement by the Bound Woman, while his mother tried to protect him and keep asking him to leave. However, you can only hear the Jackal's cackles and laughter until that particular moment. It means he was still locked somewhere around that area, and remember, that soon after this, Cyrus captured Bobby before he could've leave. So what I think is that the Jackal possibly sensed his capturer's presence or straight up seen him. Ryan is more than self-aware of his surroundings, he can make logical sense of many things (we seen him taking revenge in the movie two times). His "insanity" does not make him dumb, so it comes no surprise that he'd know exactly why he is locked in the Glass House Possibly stirring up his trauma by being restricted and used. So my first thought is that the Jackal reacted to Cyrus' presence, reminding him his former tormentors in the Asylum. Remember, the Jackal grew to hate every human contact at some point, likely because the only treatment he received was humiliation, physical and mental abuse. He was yelling, screaming at people who tried to approach him, covered himself from them, a painfully desperate attempt of self-defense. Cyrus was possibly someone in his eyes who appear as a tormentor too, just like the people who ruined him - ultimately, Cyrus was no better. One of the many.

An echo of the past / Him struggling with his traumas - If you listen closely, you can hear his muffled voice at 0:17. It sounds like the "Leave me alone" line, but not as clear like the one at the end. He may have been covering himself in some way while shouting it, hence why the "muffled" tone. I can feel a more violent "struggle" in it. It could be him re-living some of the abuses he had to endure in life. Between this muffled scream and the voice line, you can still hear his signature cackles, laughter which may indicate an emotionally unstable state. Remember, he is an Earth bound spirit and it'd make perfect sense that one of the reasons that keeps him from moving on is the suffering and haunting trauma that has been inflicted upon him, while the wild rage could stir from his betrayal by humanity. Traumatised, tortured souls used to re-experience their worst moments again and again in a never-ending loop, and it is a grim possibility for Ryan too.

Regardless, we only seen him in this particular phase when Cyrus was undoubtedly nearby. Perhaps the truth is a mixture of both of these possibly reasons. Either way, it is obvious that he has been severely traumatised and him trying to protect himself from the abuse is still a real struggle for him even after death.

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@lallytillingcasting FBF to one of those first PA gigs a few years ago (cough cough)...13 Ghosts wasn’t so long ago was it? Happy Halloween weekend!!!

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probably the only movie with gratuitous cagehead breast mauling

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Scans from Fangoria and a photo showcasing Leanne Podavin’s makeup on Shane Wyler as the Jackal for Thi13en Ghosts. Note the Jackal’s torn lip and mismatched eye color.

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THIR13EN GHOSTS dir. Steve Beck – 2001

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probably the only movie with gratuitous cagehead breast mauling

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|The Jackal|

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WHAT THE DOG DOIN'?

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More gifs with my babygirl

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The Black Zodiac is a dark inversion of the normal Zodiac. Like its celestial counterpart, the more eldritch Black Zodiac is divided into twelve arcane signs; unlike its counterpart, these signs represent twelve earthbound ghosts necessary to gain access to the Ocularis Infernum.

THIR13EN GHOSTS 2001, dir. Steve Beck