Executive producer Robert Zemeckis hired the duo to write the script, with the original intention of Zemeckis directing The Frighteners as a spin-off film of the television series, Tales from the Crypt. Jackson and Walsh conceived the idea for The Frighteners during the script-writing phase of Heavenly Creatures.
However, the spirit of a mass murderer appears able to attack the living and the dead, posing as the ghost of the Grim Reaper, prompting Frank to investigate the supernatural presence. He initially uses his new abilities to befriend ghosts, whom he sends to haunt people so that he can charge them handsome fees for "exorcising" the ghosts. The Frighteners tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who practices necromancy, developing psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts after his wife's murder. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Then rejoin the group as you cross the Tiber to the house of the most notorious murder Rome has ever known and ultimately on to the bridge rumored to be haunted by the ghost of the female Pope.The Frighteners is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. Dine on authentic Italian cuisine or brave further explorations of the ominous area. With an intimate group of only 22 people or fewer you will also have time to venture off on your own. See as history quite literally stares back at you and stand in awe below a vertebrae chandelier, so chillingly beautiful it might haunt your dreams forever. Look at the relics of Saints Artemius, Paulina and Sisinnius under the main altar of this stunning and less-known landmark stroll around its columns and admire the wonderful frescos painted by famous artists such as Pietro Testa, Giannangiolo Canini and many others.Įmbark on the truly eerie with a visit to the Capuchin Crypt, otherwise known as the ‘Bone Chapel.’ Here the walls and ceilings are lined with the skulls and bones of over 4,000 monks. Uncover the History that Lies Beneathĭiscover the ascent Basilica of San Martino ai Monti built in the Carolingian era. See the strange and shadowy place of refuge where these brave congregations hosted celebrations and buried their dead.
This was the time of Nero where Christianity was outlawed and infidels were tortured and brutally executed. See Rome as you never knew it before (or ever dared to).ĭating back to the 2nd century AD, slink and slither through the snake-like network of hidden tunnels where early Christians practiced their forbidden faith. Let your imagination travel back in time to a city that burned people at the stake, vastly different from the gilded Renaissance and modern high-fashion of today.
Discover the macabre histories of the skull-adorned Capuchin ‘Bone Chapel’, the 2nd century Catacombs of Rome and the layers of history beneath the 12th century Basilica – including a 5th century church, a 4th century cult temple and a 1st century Roman street and aqueduct.Įxplore deeper into the dark heart of Rome, uncover its secrets and enjoy as your expert local English-speaking guide brings these haunting sites to life. Away from the bustling streets, below the tour-trodden museums, lay a different, more sinister side of Rome.