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Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 Ed Wood horror film, a sequel of sorts to Bride of the Monster
. The film was not publicly exhibited until 1987, as Wood could not afford to process the negatives, and they were held at a post-production house.

In 1983, millionaire Wade Williams, who had just bought the rights to Plan 9 From Outer Space, discovered the film and paid the outstanding lab fees. The film received limited theatrical play, and was simultaneously released on home video.

Cast

Kenne Duncan
– Karl/Dr. Acula
Duke Moore – Lt. Dan Bradford (as 'Duke' Moore)
Tor Johnson
– Lobo
Valda Hansen – Sheila, the White Ghost
Johnny Carpenter – Capt. Robbins (as John Carpenter)
Paul Marco
– Patrolman Kelton
Don Nagel – Sgt. Crandall
Bud Osborne – Mr. Darmoor
Jeannie Stevens – The Black Ghost/Mannequin
Harvey B. Dunn – Henry
Margaret Mason – Martha

Plot summary

The plot revolves around a confidence trickster, Dr. Acula (played by Kenne Duncan) who pretends to be able to contact the dead, and charges people large amounts of money to speak to their relatives. The ending involves Acula inadvertently summoning a group of real ghosts, and being imprisoned for all eternity.

The movie also features a prologue by Criswell, who also narrated Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space
.

Trivia

This film is part of what Wood aficionados refer to as "The Kelton Trilogy", a trio of films featuring Paul Marco
as "Officer Kelton", a whining, reluctant policeman. The other two films are Bride of the Monster
and Plan 9 from Outer Space
.
Tom Mason
appeared in this film, credited as "Thomas R. Mason". Mason was the man Wood used to replace Bela Lugosi
in Plan 9 From Outer Space; this was his only other feature film appearance.
Kenne Duncan
had previously made a TV special with Wood, on trick shooting.
The character of Dr. Acula also appeared in an unrealized Ed Wood film project of the same name. The role was originally intended for Bela Lugosi
. "Dr. Acula" is a frequently used alias of Forest J. Ackermann.
Although supposedly a follow up to the events of Bride of the Monster
, Night of the Ghouls featured only two characters from that film (Kelton and Lobo), and, in a retcon, it is claimed that Lt. Bradford had worked on the earlier case when he in fact appeared nowhere in Bride. Harvey B. Dunn, who played Captain Tom Robbins in Bride, plays a different character in this film.

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