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Night of the Ghouls
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381869729
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Mono
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Running Time: 69 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1959
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Editorial Review:
"For many years I have told the almost unbelievable, related the unreal, and showed it to be more than fact," drones Ed Wood's favorite host, platinum-coifed "psychic" Criswell, from his coffin. More than fact, possibly, but less than credible and rather far from competent--but then that's why we watch Wood's movies. This pseudosequel to Bride of the Monster refers back to the story of a mad scientist and his monster often enough, but this time the old house is home to a phony spiritualist named Dr. Acula (former B-movie heavy Kenne Duncan) bilking thousands from rich, gullible clients. Opera-loving Lieutenant Bradford (Duke Moore) is sent out in his tuxedo to investigate and tangles with the scarred, angora-loving brute Lobo (Tor Johnson, the only survivor from Bride of the Monster), while the real dead rise to take their revenge on the charlatan Acula. It's a true Wood production, shot on cramped sets the size of a closet and filled with unrelated stock footage (the prologue is dedicated to the dangers of juvenile delinquency because Wood had leftover scenes from an unfinished film). The part of Acula was originally written for Bela Lugosi, whose hamminess would have brought a touch of theatrical camp to the part, but Criswell's inflated narration adds just the right touch of histrionics. It's not as much absurd fun as Bride of the Monster or Wood's masterpiece Plan 9 from Outer Space, but it has its moments. --Sean Axmaker
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!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It was a nightmare of horror!
An old couple, taking a shortcut at night, run into "a nightmare of horror" - an attractive blonde woman with long fingernails! The old woman can't quite stop smiling long enough to look horrified, but the police are sent to investigate anyway. Lt. Bradford, a man with a passion for internal monologue, and Kelton, an incompetant buffoon, discover Dr. Acula, a man in a turban.
Acula has been swindling money from the incredibly dense with the old raising-the-dead scam using a floating ... Read More
Rating:  - Hokey Silliness Disguised as a Movie
This one does have some entertainment value. It is so poorly made that watching it is good for more than an hour of laughs. That's what Ed Wood movies are for.
This particular film is a sequel to BRIDE OF THE MONSTER. Tor Johnson reprises his role as Lobo and his dialogue is just as challenging in this one: "ARRGH". Kelton the cop makes his biggest appearance yet and revels in even more opportunity to demonstrate his lack of talent as both a cop and an actor. Criswell too puts in an appearace ... Read More
Rating:  - Monsters to be Pitied! Monsters to be Despised!
"Night of the Ghouls" is Ed Wood's sequel to "Bride of the Monster" with Tor Johnson providing continuity as Lobo the lumbering mute henchman, now with a badly burned face courtesy of the immolation of Dr. Vornoff's laboratory. Thank goodness Tor was able to escape the plastic octopus and nuclear blast at the end of "Bride of the Monster." I wouldn't have thought a 400 pound Swedish wrestler capable of outrunning a mushroom cloud, but you learn something new every day!
"Night of the Ghouls" starts with ... Read More
Rating: - Ed Woods cameo....
At the beginning of the movie when Ed is making use of his juvenile delinqents stock footage, check out the victim of the car that crashes off the cliff, thats Ed Wood himself peeking over the door frame as a dead man with his eyes open.....
Rating: - Lots of fun for fans of Z- grade schlock
Ed Wood, the worst director of all time; strikes again with this sequel to his "classics" PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and BRIDE OF THE MONSTER. NIGHT OF THE GHOULS (a.k.a REVENGE OF THE DEAD) has the inimitable Tor Johnson reprising his role as the hulking henchman Lobo; now hideously disfigured following the lab fire at the climax of BOTM. Criswell also narrates the film from the comfort of his coffin: "... a tale so astounding that some of you may faint!"
Once again Wood wears multiple ... Read More
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