Ghoulies
Ghoulies series is a franchise of B-Movie horror comedies originating from the mid 80's.
The eponymous Ghoulies are familiars that are summoned for various reasons in these films, with hilarity ensuing.
Examples in these films:
- Alcohol Hic: Affects one of the Ghoulies in the third film when they start drinking.
- All Part of the Show: Ghoulies' antics in II are mistaken for being part of the ghost house show.
- Amusement Park of Doom: The setting of II descents into one when the Ghoulies decide to take their mayhem into next level.
- An Arm and a Leg: One clown loses his arm to a Ghoulie in II.
- Back From the Dead: Malcolm Graves is accidentally revived in the first movie.
- Bat Out of Hell: The flying Ghoulie in II.
- Belly Mouth: Prof. Ragnar in the third film develops one.
- Big Bad: Malcolm Graves in the first film.
- Big Damn Heroes: Wolfgang provides one in the first movie when he reveals that he too has powers over magic.
- Body Horror: The tongue scene from the first film.
- The Can Kicked Him: As promised by the poster, but only in II.
- Cats Are Mean: The Cat Ghoulie in II.
- Creepy Doll: The possessed jester doll in the first movie.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: The plunger death in the third movie.
- Crusty Caretaker: Wolfgang in the first film.
- Danger Takes a Backseat: Used in the first film's Sequel Hook.
- Deus Sex Machina: Averted in the first film.
- Developing Doomed Characters
- Excited Show Title!: Third film's subtitle; Ghoulies Go to College!
- Hollywood Satanism: The reason for Ghoulies' existence.
- Numbered Sequels
- Rise From Your Grave: Malcolm Graves rises from his grave screaming in the first movie.
- Sealed Evil in a Can