Ghoulies (1984)

Ghoulies: Directed by Luca Bercovici. With Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance. A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.

“A baby boy, Jonathan, is saved from a sacrifice, and years later he inherits the very house where he was to be sacrificed. For some reason, he becomes obsessed with doing rituals and conjuring spirits. And so the Ghoulies arrive – horrible little creatures straight out of hell (ugly in design as well!). By Jonathanu0026#39;s lack of reaction to these creatures, one can only assume he was never an ordinary child, but a wizard – or demon of some sort – instead.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCall it a darker u0026#39;Gremlinsu0026#39; if you will (also released in 1984), but u0026#39;Ghouliesu0026#39; really is a terrible film. The visuals are typical of a bad B-movie, and the acting also wasnu0026#39;t all that great, except maybe Lisa Pelikan as Rebecca, the poor girl who has to endure Jonathanu0026#39;s obsession with the occult.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs the film progressed, it got worse…and worse… until it was just plain stupid. There was nothing scary here. It wasnu0026#39;t even good for a laugh – not even at how bad it is… u0026#39;Ghouliesu0026#39; is a terrible film with an absolutely pathetic climax. Not worth it. Rather watch the far more enjoyable and superior u0026#39;Gremlinsu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWould I watch it again? Most definitely NOT.”