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Night of the Ghouls (1959)

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Reviews Counted:8

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Rotten:7

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 77 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: From the idiosyncratic mind of Ed Wood comes this cult horror classic. A deceptive medium bilks people out of their money by fooling them into thinking he can reanimate the dead. Then one day,... From the idiosyncratic mind of Ed Wood comes this cult horror classic. A deceptive medium bilks people out of their money by fooling them into thinking he can reanimate the dead. Then one day, to the bogus mystic's surprise, some of the corpses actually do return to life. Now these pesky stiffs want HIM six feet under! [More]

Starring: Paul Marco, Tor Johnson

Starring: Paul Marco, Tor Johnson

Director: Edward D. Wood

Director: Edward D. Wood

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May 14, 2002

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  • Undercover ghostchaser Duke Moore investigates a mysterious medium (Keene Duncan) who fleeces relatives of the dead by fake channeling with the beyond. But beware--the night is alive with ghouls! Titanic 400 lb. Tor Johnson, Vampira-wannabe Valda Hansen, the ever-clever psychic Criswell (whose predictions are always 100% wrong) and the irrepressible comedy of Kelton the Cop (Paul Marco) are all here in this return to the great days of the gothic horror shockers that thrilled Ed Wood as a child. "Night of the Ghouls" is a must for all "Woodheads" and marks the end of an era for this unique filmmaker. You have to see it to believe it!
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    Worth a look, as all Wood films are, if only for the laughs.

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    04/09/07
    Rob Gonsalves
    Rob Gonsalves
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    Expect yet more of the 'neo-Brechtian panache' (i.e. complete technical incompetence) that secured Wood his rep as the very worst of the worst.

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    01/26/06
    Trevor Johnston
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    No review available.

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    07/04/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    As lame as 'Plan 9' and 'Glen or Glenda' but not quite as unintentionally funny.

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    04/03/05
    Dan Lybarger
    Dan Lybarger
    Nitrate Online

    Without Lugosi, Ed Wood's films don't amount to a lot.

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    08/24/03
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Dog-eared poverty-row horror.

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    05/24/03
    Channel 4 Film

    So bad, it's good!

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    09/04/02
    Mike McGranaghan
    Mike McGranaghan
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    A grade-Z effort.

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    12/03/01
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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