Ghoul's Gold (The incredibly odd horror films)
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1. The Ghoul (1933)
Approved | 77 min | Action, Drama, Horror
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Director: T. Hayes Hunter | Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson
Votes: 3,245
2. The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.
Director: William Sachs | Stars: Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge
Votes: 5,256
3. The Ghoul (1975)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A former Priest named Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage ... See full summary »
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Peter Cushing, John Hurt, Alexandra Bastedo, Gwen Watford
Votes: 1,869
4. Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961)
Approved | 83 min | Horror, Mystery
At a girls' school, several students are murdered by a snarling, wolf/man-like creature. Suspicion falls upon a newly-arrived teacher.
Director: Paolo Heusch | Stars: Barbara Lass, Carl Schell, Curt Lowens, Maurice Marsac
Votes: 1,310
5. The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Passed | 65 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul.
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George Zucco, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 890
6. Ghouls (2008 TV Movie)
R | 88 min | Fantasy, Horror
A college student returns with her father to his home country only to discover her family holds a dark secret that involves her.
Director: Gary Jones | Stars: William Atherton, Erin Gray, James DeBello, Kristen Renton
Votes: 628
7. Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1969 PRChina, two men survive a supernatural tomb. They later become tomb raiders with Shirley/Shu Qi. 20 years later in NYC, one is hired to find that tomb again and the 2 friends follow later.
Director: Wuershan | Stars: Kun Chen, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Angelababy
Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $1.24M
8. Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Unrated | 69 min | Horror
A phony spiritualist raises the dead.
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, Tor Johnson, Valda Hansen
Votes: 2,656
9. Bloodspit (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
When Count Bloodspit and his family of ghouls return from the Vampire Mirror World to feast on young virgins, they find vampire hunter Dr. Ludvic hot on their trail. When Ludvic steals the ... See full summary »
Director: Duke Hendrix | Stars: Sven Jonnsen, Leon Fish, Tom Simmons, Spanky Doll
Votes: 97
10. Curse of the Blood Ghouls (1962)
G | 72 min | Horror
In 19th century Austria, a newlywed couple in an old castle soon are targeted by a savage vampire who is hellbent on destroying both their entire lives when he centers his main focus on the bride. Complications ensue for everyone involved.
Director: Roberto Mauri | Stars: Walter Brandi, Dieter Eppler, Graziella Granata, Luigi Batzella
Votes: 582
11. The Ghoul (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones, Niamh Cusack
Votes: 1,457 | Gross: $0.00M
12. The Playgirls and the Vampire (1960)
Not Rated | 70 min | Horror
Five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle, a strange nobleman, has a secret laboratory in the basement and has his own plans for the girls.
Director: Piero Regnoli | Stars: Lyla Rocco, Walter Brandi, Maria Giovannini, Alfredo Rizzo
Votes: 585
13. Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
TV-MA | 119 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Director: Kentarô Hagiwara | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada
Votes: 3,907
14. Tales of Halloween (2015)
R | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents.
Directors: Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Paul Solet | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Hunter Smit, Cameron Easton, Caroline Williams
Votes: 14,323
15. No Place Like Homicide! (1961)
87 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Ernie's uncle has just died, but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long, the guests begin to drop dead.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price
Votes: 1,010
16. The Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Count Drago invites entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans.
Directors: Warren Kiefer, Luciano Ricci | Stars: Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin
Votes: 1,158
17. Nothing But the Night (1973)
PG | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Three rich trustees are murdered - appearing as suicides. When a bus filled with orphans and three other rich trustees has an "accident," Colonel Bingham investigates.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Georgia Brown
Votes: 2,045
18. The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
M | 84 min | Horror, Mystery
A Count executed for murdering twelve virgins in a bid for immortality returns to life, seeking revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Christopher Lee, Carl Lange
Votes: 2,603
19. Isle of the Snake People (1971)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
Evil scientist runs a veritable army of LSD crazed zombies.
Directors: Juan Ibáñez, Jack Hill | Stars: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East, Rafael Bertrand
Votes: 1,062
20. Night of the Vampires (1964)
Approved | 86 min | Horror
A mad scientist and his bevy of vampires terrorize a German village. A detective and a witch set out to stop them.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg, Carl Möhner, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 402
21. The Skull (1965)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror, Thriller
A collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Christopher Lee, Jill Bennett
Votes: 3,579
22. The Screaming Skull (1958)
Unrated | 68 min | Horror, Thriller
A newly married couple arrives at the home of the husband's late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman's memory. Soon, eerie events lead the new wife to think she's losing her mind.
Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway, Tony Johnson
Votes: 3,957
23. Night of the Skull (1974)
82 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
After the unexpected death of a rich relative, the reading of his will brings a motley crew of greedy family members to a mansion by the sea to collect.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Alberto Dalbés, Evelyne Scott, William Berger, Maribel Hidalgo
Votes: 414
24. The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
PG | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
Murders occur at the southern estate of a voodoo priestess when four relatives gather to hear her will.
Director: Ron Honthaner | Stars: Victor French, Janee Michelle, Jean Durand, Mike Evans
Votes: 791
25. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 140,453 | Gross: $14.56M
26. The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: John Bryans, John Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,500
27. From Beyond the Grave (1974)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology of four short horror stories revolving around a mysterious antique shop owner and his antique pieces, each of which hides a deadly secret.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen, Ian Carmichael, Diana Dors
Votes: 5,292
28. Ghoul School (1990 Video)
90 min | Comedy, Horror, Sport
Sex, babes and rock 'n roll! Two thugs in search of hidden treasure mistakenly unleash a chemical into the school's water supply, causing everyone it comes into contact with to become flesh-eating ghouls.
Director: Timothy O'Rawe | Stars: Joe Franklin, William Friedman, Scott Gordon, Paul Venier
Votes: 394
29. The Black Pit of Dr. M (1959)
Approved | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Two doctors make a pact in which they swear that the first to die will return - if possible - to tell the other how to get a glimpse of the afterlife while still alive.
Director: Fernando Méndez | Stars: Gastón Santos, Rafael Bertrand, Mapita Cortés, Carlos Ancira
Votes: 737
30. The Monster Club (1981)
Unrated | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Vincent Price, John Carradine, Anthony Steel, Roger Sloman
Votes: 4,530
31. The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.
Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland
Votes: 2,463
32. The Bride (1973)
PG | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
A neurotic newlywed bride, Barbara, finds her husband in bed with his old flame. Barbara doesn't get mad, she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy father, the scorned bride turns her husband's love nest into a dungeon of horror.
Director: Jean-Marie Pélissié | Stars: Robin Strasser, John Beal, Arthur Roberts, Iva Jean Saraceni
Votes: 419
33. The House That Would Not Die (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror
A woman and her niece move into an ancestral house in the Amish countryside haunted by two ghosts from the Revolutionary War.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Egan, Michael Anderson Jr., Kitty Winn
Votes: 975
34. The Oblong Box (1969)
R | 96 min | Horror
Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Vincent Price, Alister Williamson, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies
Votes: 3,925
35. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to avenge his servant by making the trio die by the hands of their own children.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden
Votes: 6,880
36. Web of the Spider (1971)
R | 93 min | Horror
The journalist Alan Foster makes a bet than he can spend one night at the haunted Blackwood Castle. As he learns, the rumors of ghosts at the castle are indeed true. On All Soul's Eve the ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Michèle Mercier, Klaus Kinski, Peter Carsten
Votes: 836
37. Ghoul (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
Three American filmmakers become the targets of the evil spirit of the most violent cannibal in recorded history.
Director: Petr Jákl | Stars: Jennifer Armour, Alina Golovlyova, Jeremy Isabella, Paul S. Tracey
Votes: 2,236
38. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
Ten years after his demise, Count Dracula is resurrected by his servant and preys on four unsuspecting English tourists who have taken shelter in his castle.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews
Votes: 10,867 | Gross: $0.80M
39. Ghouls (2017)
90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the distant part of the Carpathian Mountains, near the border with the Ottoman Empire, there is an old monastery. The monk lives in it, the exiled confessor of Empress Elizabeth, an ... See full summary »
Director: Sergey Ginzburg | Stars: Lera Arefyeva, Anna Arlanova, Yuliya Aug, Anatoliy Gushchin
Votes: 1,020
40. Ghoulies (1984)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.
Director: Luca Bercovici | Stars: Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance
Votes: 10,388 | Gross: $35.00M
41. Ghoul (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Centers on a group of friends who risk their lives to stop who, or what, is behind a rash of disappearances in their town.
Director: Gregory Wilson | Stars: Barry Corbin, Catherine Mary Stewart, Nolan Gould, Catherine Curtin
Votes: 790
42. The Unholy (1988)
R | 102 min | Horror
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
Director: Camilo Vila | Stars: Ben Cross, Hal Holbrook, Ruben Rabasa, Nicole Fortier
Votes: 2,073 | Gross: $6.34M
43. Onibaba (1964)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 21,849
44. The Demon (1981)
R | 94 min | Horror
Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man wearing a black leather glove with razor-fingers, who brings their worst fears to life.
Director: Percival Rubens | Stars: Jennifer Holmes, Cameron Mitchell, Craig Gardner, Zoli Marki
Votes: 1,040
45. 976-EVIL (1988)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror
People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.
Director: Robert Englund | Stars: Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Jim Metzler, María Rubell
Votes: 6,010 | Gross: $2.96M
46. The Horror Show (1989)
R | 95 min | Horror
Detective McCarthy finally catches "Meat Cleaver Max", a serial killer, who promises revenge during his execution. Nonetheless, a parapsychologist tells the detective that the only hope of stopping Max for good is to destroy his spirit.
Directors: James Isaac, David Blyth | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer
Votes: 4,634 | Gross: $1.74M
47. The Brood (1979)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman
Votes: 34,295
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