Debut theatrical feature film of Australian actor and comedian Shaun Micallef.
The film underwent a long journey from script to screen and during that time
the script underwent many different forms.
Debut produced screenplay of the film's screenwriters Scott Richards and Shaun Duncan.
The first version of the screenplay was written in 1998 as a collaboration between first
time screenwriters Shaun Duncan and Scott Richards. Richards said: "We originally started to
develop an anthology television series called 'The Eleventh Hour', along the lines of
'The Twilight Zone' or 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'." Duncan picked up the story:
"Although we had a number of good ideas for episodes, we really wanted a strong
pilot episode. That's when we came up with 'The 13th House'."
Co-screenwriter Shaun Duncan said: "We decided to write a story about work, because it was something that everyone could relate to. Our intention was to take something positive, like a promotion, and invert it to create paranoia and suspense." Co-screenwriter Scott Richards added: "We followed the standard 'Twilight Zone' approach - be careful what you wish for...".