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Night of the Ghouls (1959)

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Night of the Ghouls (which was also known as Revenge of the Dead) was Edward D. Wood Jr.'s first attempt at making a horror film without any contribution, either in a true performance or through the presence of archival footage, from Bela Lugosi, who had died three years earlier. The plot, which was as confusing as most of Wood's scripts, seems to make it a sequel to Bride of the Monster and, to a lesser degree, Plan 9 From Outer Space, incorporating events and characters from both, including

Unrated, 1 hr. 9 min.

Classics, Horror

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Edward D. Wood Jr.

May 14, 2002

Rhino Home Video

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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (7) | DVD (3)

A grade-Z effort.

December 3, 2001 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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The joys of Night of the Ghouls rest on the laurels of an extremely acquired taste in "bad" movies. Don't say you weren't warned.

October 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Suite101.com | Comment
Suite101.com

Worth a look, as all Wood films are, if only for the laughs.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

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.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

As lame as 'Plan 9' and 'Glen or Glenda' but not quite as unintentionally funny.

April 3, 2005 Comment
Nitrate Online

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

August 24, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Dog-eared poverty-row horror.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

So bad, it's good!

September 4, 2002 Comment
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I liked this movie, it was funny, the story is good and the movie doesn't look as bad as plan 9 does, instead it's more like a low budget horror movie. I really liked it.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

Probably the worst of Ed Woods sci-fi/horror flicks which is quite an achievement haha the lack of Lugosi is the real undoing here, his iconic charm is badly needed to lift this as the other players just don't/can't do the job. There isn't much of a job to do here to be honest as the plot is wafer thin and barely

September 22, 2010
phubbs1

Super Reviewer

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