A very phony "medium" (Kenne Duncan) named "Dr. Acula" takes up residence in that old house on Willows lake, fleecing dumb customers out of their cash. The cops, receiving reports of weird activity in the area, send their best (Duke Moore) and their worst (Paul Marco) to investigate.
Edward D. Wood, Jr., that master of Z-grade schlock, strikes again with engagingly silly genre nonsense, a sequel to "Bride of the Monster". (With Tor Johnson reprising his role, the now scar-faced manservant Lobo.) While it's often incompetent enough and dumb enough to produce some real laughs, I found that it didn't quite reach the heights (or is that depths?) of absurdity present in other Wood epics. Give Wood credit, though, he *tries* his damnedest with his limited abilities and his meager budget to generate weirdness and atmosphere. (There are two female specters haunting the area, one in black (Jeannie Stevens) and one in white (Valda Hansen).)
One of the highlights was the presence of ever-unreliable psychic Criswell, who introduces the movie from a coffin and then provides persistent (and hilariously unnecessary) narration.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about "Night of the Ghouls" is that it went unreleased for over *20 years* since the lab bill had never been paid. It was finally given a release in 1983 after Wade Williams had acquired it from Woods' widow Kathy.
Overall, this *is* fun but not on the same level as "Bride" or especially "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
Five out of 10.
Edward D. Wood, Jr., that master of Z-grade schlock, strikes again with engagingly silly genre nonsense, a sequel to "Bride of the Monster". (With Tor Johnson reprising his role, the now scar-faced manservant Lobo.) While it's often incompetent enough and dumb enough to produce some real laughs, I found that it didn't quite reach the heights (or is that depths?) of absurdity present in other Wood epics. Give Wood credit, though, he *tries* his damnedest with his limited abilities and his meager budget to generate weirdness and atmosphere. (There are two female specters haunting the area, one in black (Jeannie Stevens) and one in white (Valda Hansen).)
One of the highlights was the presence of ever-unreliable psychic Criswell, who introduces the movie from a coffin and then provides persistent (and hilariously unnecessary) narration.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about "Night of the Ghouls" is that it went unreleased for over *20 years* since the lab bill had never been paid. It was finally given a release in 1983 after Wade Williams had acquired it from Woods' widow Kathy.
Overall, this *is* fun but not on the same level as "Bride" or especially "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
Five out of 10.