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Oct 3, 2018 · Having missed the boat by not going ahead with a mooted version of Frankenstein, British Gaumont were keen to capitalise on the success of Universal’s own version by importing its English star, Boris Karloff, to star in their own gothic concoction – The Ghoul 1933.
- Mark Fryers
Taken on its merits, The Ghoul is a pretty hokey affair, but if you love old B-movies, then you’ll likely adore this cut-price British answer to the classic Universal Monsters movies.
Loosely based on a 1928 novel by Frank King (and subsequent play by King and Leonard J. Hines), The Ghoul was produced by Gaumont British and released in the UK in August 1933. Release in the US followed in January 1934, with a reissue in 1938.
Apr 26, 2015 · For years this little-seen early British horror classic could only be seen on dodgy transfers, often with burnt-in sub-titles, a cropped image and enough print damage to look like it had been filmed during a snow-storm.
Apr 22, 2015 · The Ghoul may not be a classic re-discovery, but as a piece of sheer horror hokum, it makes for a great ironing film and, looking the business on Blu-ray, worth adding to your Karloff/Classic Horror collection. http://youtube.com/v/Fm9D5bpJiFk
In 1920s England, a upper class group of people engage in an automobile race to Land's End. One couple, Billy and Daphne, get lost in the fog and run out of gas. Billy goes to look for fuel but takes so long that Daphne ventures off on her own. Eventually she comes across a rural estate owned by a former priest (played by Peter Cushing).
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The only British horror film in the true Universal tradition, The Ghoul comes complete with an authentically gothic, fogbound England fused with sacred Egyptian mystery. The film’s brutal murders and general subject matter of premature burial rendered it the first to earn the brand new ‘H for Horrific’ certificate from the British censor.
