Night of the Ghouls

1959

1h 9m

Horror

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30%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

20%

1,000+ Ratings

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A TV psychic (Criswell) tells the tale of Dr. Acula (Kenne Duncan), seance con man.

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

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.

Jan 26, 2006

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

A grade-Z effort.

Dec 3, 2001

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Awfully directed by the ironically feted cult film-maker Ed Wood Jr.

Rated: B-

Sep 28, 2015

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Rob Humanick

Suite101.com

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.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 5, 2011

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

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

Rated: B

Apr 9, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 4, 2005

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kevin c

From director Ed Wood comes this movie about a charlatan who claims to have the power to communicate and raise with the dead, with believers who have been witness to the ghosts at a nearby park. Not a terrible movie, fun with humorous narration. The usual cast of characters including Tor Johnson as the large and terrifying henchman.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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dave s

The beauty of an Ed Wood movie is the fact that you know exactly what you're getting yourself into before the credits even start rolling. Night of the Ghouls is no exception. From a quality perspective, it is certainly on par with other Wood's films (Plan 9 from Outer Space, Glen or Glenda…), but the problem is the fact that it lacks the unintentional laughs that make some of his other films so entertaining. What you're left with here is seventy minutes of annoying characters played by annoying actors reacting to annoying situations, making the whole friggin' thing…well, annoying.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I love this movie! A cast correction needed here: The Black Ghost was played by Jeannie Stevens, not Maila Nurmi. Both Jeannie and and Valda Hansen are sights to behold as the ghosts, and the film is the best performance by Paul Marco, ever! And who doesn't love Tor Johnson? See this movie on a double bill with, and as the sequel to, "Bride of the Monster", and have fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

If you don't take so serious the art of Ed Wood, this film is hilarious.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

If you are a fan of Ed Wood and bad movies this film is a must see, but if you're just trying to get a feel for Wood's most astoundingly awful material this film is passable. The seance scene is one of Wood's most deliriously bad sequences ever.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Over acting, bad dialogue, technical flaws, flying trumpets on strings, just another "so-bad-its-good" film from Ed Wood.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Edward D. Wood Jr.

Director

Criswell

Self

Tor Johnson

Lobo

Kenne Duncan

Dr. Acula

Valda Hansen

The White Ghost

Lon Chaney Jr.

Actor

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Synopsis

A TV psychic (Criswell) tells the tale of Dr. Acula (Kenne Duncan), seance con man.

Director: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Screenwriter: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Production Co: Atomic Productions Inc.
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 19, 2004
Runtime: 1h 9m