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Night of the Ghouls

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

Critics Reviews

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Trevor Johnston Time Out 01/26/2006
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. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 12/03/2001
A grade-Z effort. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/28/2015
B-
Awfully directed by the ironically feted cult film-maker Ed Wood Jr. Go to Full Review
Rob Humanick Suite101.com 10/05/2011
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 04/09/2007
B
Worth a look, as all Wood films are, if only for the laughs. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 10/27/2024 Definitely on the lower tier of Ed Wood’s infamous filmography. It’s not even so bad it’s good, it’s rather dull See more Dave S 02/17/2021 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. See more 09/10/2020 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! See more 09/19/2016 If you don't take so serious the art of Ed Wood, this film is hilarious. See more 05/31/2016 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. See more 04/16/2016 Over acting, bad dialogue, technical flaws, flying trumpets on strings, just another "so-bad-its-good" film from Ed Wood. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A TV psychic (Criswell) tells the tale of Dr. Acula (Kenne Duncan), seance con man.
Director
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Producer
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