Probably Empire Pictures best known film (they'd later become Full Moon Pictures) opens with a cheesy Satanic ritual before fast forwarding to modern day where Peter Liapis inherits a spooky old house from his deceased father only to get obssessed with witchcraft and having to deal with the title creatures (who are really just crappy hand puppets).

Things get even worse when during a house party with all his friends the Ghoulies start to pick them off and his father returns as an undead sorceror.

Known mostly for its memorable box art and tagline ("They'll Get You In The End!" the box proclaims while showing one of the Ghoulies popping out of a toilet) this is a pretty inept time that's loaded with lots of low-brow humour, junky effects and a dismal finale.

Generally the acting isn't too bad and the "tongue" moment is alright but this is just a totally dull and inane effort.

I do wish they'd of expanded on the scene where a mannequin clown comes to life only for a giant claw to come out of its mouth as we see it once then it's cast aside by the scripters.

Sports a crew that would go on to direct and be involved in some of Full Moon's best efforts and despite my guffawing at the video box calling this a "box-office sensation" this actually did make 35-million(!) in theatres.

Followed by three sequels.

Directed By: Luca Bercovici.
Written By: Luca Bercovici, Jefrey Levy.

Starring: Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Scott Thomson, Ralph Seymour.