| “ | I don't think I'm gonna like this! | ” |
| - Kelton |
Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 monster movie written directed by Edward D. Wood Jr..
The Movie[]
Synopsis[]
The devious Dr. Acula poses as a medium who can communicate with the dead in order to trick their mourning relatives out of money. Acula accidentally succeeds in raising the dead, with horrific consequences.
Cast[]
- Tor Johnson as Lobo
- Kenne Duncan as Dr. Acula
- Valda Hanson as The White Ghost
- Harvey B. Dunn as Henry
- Paul Marco as Officer Kelton
- Duke Moore as Lt. Daniel Bradford
- Criswell as Criswell
- Tony Cardoza as Tony
- Bud Osborne as Darmoor
- Tom Mason as Foster Ghost
Information[]
- Filmed in 1959, this movie went unreleased until 1983, when distributor Wade Williams paid the delinquent processing fees to the post-production house and purchased any outstanding rights from Wood's widow. This is reflected in the copyright notice.
- Night of the Ghouls is a pseudo-sequel to Wood's films Bride of the Monster (1956) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), forming what is referred to as the "Kelton Trilogy", as they all feature Paul Marco as Officer Kelton. This film establishes Kelton's first name as Paul.
- Other Wood regulars also appear, including Tor Johnson reprising his Bride role of Lobo. Others appear as different characters than they played in the earlier films.
- The connections are otherwise slim, with references made to "The Willows place" where "that scientist made those monsters" and Kelton mentioning "...monsters, space people, mad doctors..."
- Night of the Ghouls includes framing sequences with Criswell, similar to those in Plan 9. These opening and closing monologues were slightly re-written and reused in Wood's later film Orgy of the Dead.
- Night of the Ghouls features a brief sequence of two men brawling. These scenes come from the unfinished movie Rock and Roll Hell, which was also directed by Ed Wood. He appears as one of the fighters. More of this sequence was also used in The Sinister Urge.
- Night of the Ghouls has been used by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on her TV show and in video releases.