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Why 13?

posted 13 years ago by beckeis
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Why did they call this movie Dementia 13?
The Dementia I get -- but 13?
Thanks!

[–] okmusky 13 years ago

Watched this for the 1st time last night. Looking in the trivia section on IMDb, it states the '13' was added after the makers discovered a film called 'Dementia' had been made in the 1950s.

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[–] 13 years ago

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[–] sunshinesuperman9-280-436880 13 years ago

13 because the killer was 13 when he saw his sister drown, and it affected his mind since then.

[–] snailracing 11 years ago

On TCM they just said that Roger Corman added the 13 because it added an eerie feel to the title, because of the superstitious stigma with the number being unlucky.