The objects in the school attic are reference's to the spin-off, Ever After High the item's that appeared are Maddie Hatter's hat, a red apple, a 'drink me' vial and the Evil Queen's mirror. More even than in Scaris: City of Frights, the dolls of 13 Wishes show a move towards a ' Signature' setup and thus the line follows from both Scaris: City of Frights and Picture Day, which was the first side-' Signature' series. Whisp's quest for absolute power and demeanor in the movie is similar to Jafar from Disney's Aladdin (1992). She also grows during the eclipse in a similar way when Jafar became a genie, Frankie, Draculaura, and Ghoulia notice the changes and later find Gigi crying in the garden. Gigi is reluctant to explain (even when learning of the upcoming eclipse) that she is not allowed to influence the finder, but Frankie and Ghoulia point out that they are not the finder and Gigi should be able to tell them. Gigi realizes they are right and leads the ghouls away to the attic to explain everything regarding Whisp and where the real Clawdeen is. She warns them of Whisp’s plan to use the eclipse and one of Howleen’s wishes to gain all the power to banish everyone at Monster High and replace them with shadow versions to rule the world. Wanting to save their friends, Frankie and the others help devise a plan to save Clawdeen using an orb given to them by Gigi, which will allow them to leave the lantern. They later find Howleen and Shadow Clawdeen in the bathroom and confront Howleen to make her purposely wish them into the lantern to find Clawdeen, unknowingly leaving their shadow versions behind. Gigi then leaves Howleen alone, alerting her of how many wishes remain.

There is also a doll line called " 13 Wishes - Haunt the Casbah" which is almost a completely different line from 13 Wishes, except that they both appear in the movie. Scaris: City of Frights was the first line to incorporate two types of dolls: deluxe and budget dolls. 13 Wishes takes the concept further by naming one its type-lines differently, namely 13 Wishes - Haunt the Casbah. Though arguably the same line, the name specification as well as the fact that the contexts of the two lines greatly differ make that the Monster High Wiki treats them as separate. While enjoying her new popularity, Howleen offers to wish the same for Twyla. Twyla politely turns her down, not comfortable with all the attention. Howleen then leaves her behind and is chastised by Cleo de Nile. Frankie then talks with Gigi about her life in the lantern and discovers that she’s lonely and will leave Monster High after the last wish is granted. Not wanting her new friend to leave, Frankie vows to help change Gigi's life. As days pass, some of the side-effects of the wishes begin to affect the school and cause problems such as Lagoona becoming obsessed with being freshwater, the obstacles of Die Trying becoming very dangerous, and Abbey’s ideas as president not being taken well by the school. Twyla then tells Frankie and Gigi that Howleen is beginning to not act like herself, and she senses something strange within the shadows. Frankie asks if Gigi knows anything, but Gigi sadly tells them that she cannot say anything due to the Lantern’s magic. Frankie and Twyla then try to find out on their own what is wrong with Howleen but are dismissed by her thanks to Whisp’s influence. Cleo encounters Howleen and irks her enough to wish for Cleo to be turned into a nobody. Clawdeen later sees how Howleen dismisses her friends and finally confronts her on what she was doing. Howleen listens and is about to help after summoning Gigi but is disheartened when she hears Clawdeen tell Gigi that she doesn’t think she’s mature enough to use the wishes. She then uses her next wish to make Clawdeen disappear into the lantern, leaving her shadow behind and giving Whisp more power.

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