The Ghoul...
"I like punk rock puke, it has a nice ring to it."
The Ghoul...
"I like punk rock puke, it has a nice ring to it."
Im 45 years old and been talking about you for 20 years.I still just can not believe Im your web site.We and the there were about eight of us would have sleep over and watch the Ghoul,Man your were the kicker,Man Im telling you were BIG part of my child hood growing up.What a shame I live in Rockymount Nc.It is so bad here their so many gangs and gang shootings in the naborhood you have to watch your back all the time.My wife and I are rising four boys,I could go on for ever.It just blows my mind that you are around. THANK FOR BEING IN MY PAST. Bill Elfrink
Hey Ghoul you degenerate, I'm still laughing at the sick crap you did back when I was a kid 35 years ago. I wish I had tapes or dvds of that stuff man. Those horrible flicks from the golden vault of Golden Garbage were the highlight of the week. One night my brother went sleepwalking while we were watching Reptilicus so we still call him Repti. Man I saw you pull some of those boners that got you kicked off the air in Detroit, flushing the snake down the toilet, smoking pot on the air, crazy stuff but it kept me laughing. Hell somewhere I've still got my froggy teeshirt oberday, parma and all that muck. I'm glad you're still around and doing your thing even if it ain't on here.
At 11:36 PM 1/29/2008, you wrote:
I can't believe it. I was looking up pictures of myself on Google and lo and
behold somehow an autographed picture of the ghoul popped up.
When did you resurface?
I heard he had moved back to Detroit when they canceled the show or he decided
to blow it off or something. Is Spencer and Mongolia still married? I'm going
to have to get me a Ghoul T-shirt out here in LA. I had turn blue sauce back
in the day. It's like seeing an old friend you hadn't seen in years.
KK
Hey Ghoul,
I remember the summer of 1971...driving to Cleveland from Hamilton Ontario with
my family and staying at my uncle Eddys house on Belle Ave in Lakewood. We stayed
up late with my cousins and we watched your show...I was hooked. I remember
froggy and you making fun of Parma with the polish music playing in the back
ground. I oredered a Ghoul t -shirt/ channel 61 and waited two or three weeks
for it to show up in Canada. When it finally arrived I wore it to school and
everyone was asking me... who the hell is the Ghoul? I went back to Ohio for
years and couldn't wait to watch again. I typed in the ghoul on you tube and
it brought me to this site. Are you on TV in Detroit? When did you go off the
air in Cleveland? I have to get a t- shirt for sure and will order soon. Thanks
for the memories.
Joey Ricottone
Hamilton, Ontario Canada
HEY GHOUL, HAVING HEARD ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCES AT A COUPLE OF METRO DETROIT SPOTS ( WHEN DOWNRIVER ?) I FOUND YOU ON LINE. MY EMPLOYEE ED CAMPAU AND I STARTED PUKING UP EARLY 70s STORIES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG TEENS. WELL ,LIFES BEAT US DOWN PRETTY GOOD SINCE THEN .SO YOU GAVE US AND SOME OTHER FREINDS HAPPY FLASH BACKS. SO MUCH SO THAT WE BOUGHT SOME SHIRTS ON LINE. ( SUCKER MOVE #1 ) THEN I BOUGHT YOUR SHOW (S M #2 ).I HAVE MORE MONEY NOW THAN IN 1972 WHEN THE WAS FREE. WE ALSO GOT THE QUESTION ANSWERED OF WHAT DID THE GHOUL DO WHEN THE SHOW WENT OFF AIR. WELL I WAS HAVING A TODDY AT MY FAVORITE WATERING HOLE DIVE (JOE, JOES BAR IN LINCOLN PARK MI.( REF.DOWNRIVER ) AND MY FREIND, OWNER JOE RIVIDA STARTED TELLING US FUNNY STORIES ABOUT HIM AND RON SWEED WORKING AT AN AD AGENCY IN THE LATE 70s. HE SAID YOU WERE BRILLIANT AS HE LAUGHED HIS ASS OFF SHARING THEM.(YOU SHOULD GUEST BARTEND).WELL ENOUGH BLAH,BLAH. KEITH BLASINSKY (A.K.A. DICK WOLF)
From: Jan Lorenzen
Subject: wowee kazowee the ghoul has returned from who the $@#% knows where
Hey Ghoul -
What a charge finding out you have returned to tickle torment the world. My
family lived in Avon Lake from 1969 through 1973 when my dad worked the Great
Lakes Ships from high above Public Square in Terminal Tower (he was present
when Steinbrenner fired his own father!). My younger brother and I discovered
your show on Channel 61 one late Saturday night in 1971 and that was it! My
mom HATED it. My dad would let us watch the show ONLY if we kept the volume
down and didn't disturb my parents upstairs. The show was a blast! I think we
learned all the wrong things. Blowing stuff up. Interrupting movies in school
with Ghoulisms. PoppaOOMowmow. An appreciation for golden garbage grade Z horror
movies. We even raced home from school to catch the Three Stooges and the Ghoul
weekday afternoon shows. We acquired a taste of mocking that tow nof midwest
rust belt despair PARMA - although Lorain would have worked as well.
When we moved back to New Jersey the summer of 73 we thought we'd never see
The Ghoul again (and so did my mom!), but WAYYHEYY, I was playing around with
the VHF dial a few months later and what did I see in the snow of the edge of
television broadcast range? The Ghoul, perilously gripping the stage lighting
with no safe way down on Channel 48 from Philly on another of the Kaiser Broadcasting's
chain of low brow stations. I had to make an aluminum foil antennae and destroyed
a couple wire hangars to get reasonable reception. I even got to catch a show
in Boston on a family trip. I was a happy 14 year old!
Then. HE was gone. (vision of the Tantalus ray beam guy in ye olde Star Trek
episode). AAAAUUUUGGHHHH. No explanation. I did get an autographed pic in the
mail after I sent a "what did you do with my Ghoul" letter written
only the passion of a 14 year old lunatic stuck in the Pine Barrens of NJ could
write.
What a surprise to find out you are still around and spreading the cheezwhiz.
I used to tape record your shows, and listen to them for years after. I could
send you a copy if you want, you'd have to edit out the pre-voice change giggling
to use it, but the offer is there.
Now I am in Brooklyn, Noo Yawk Citay for 28 years since going to art school.
We need some sick humor around here. Its getting filled up with yuppies and
their cute little fey bred dogs. And their bluetooth phones. Time for some random
acts of bad craziness to return. My wife is from Akron, so she understands.
Sort of.
Bye.
Dear Ghoul king leader ect.
Over the years you've blown things up with standard pyrotechnic devices, Now
heres a thought?? Ever use an airbag from an automobile, true it doesn't have
the fire and brightness,but however with some creativeness and good timing i
think that could be acheived,where i used to work we'd get em out of car going
to scrap for Ford motor and attach a long lead ( 75 extension cord with pigtails
a 12 volt battery and stuff 1 in a 55 gallon drum used for garbage and stuff
it with paper and what not and put in the back 40 of the shop it would shoot
the contents 40 feet into the air........with that Idea in hand ........turkeys,
pumpkins watermellons, jello, ect bags of ice packed in a cheap styrofoam cooler
duct taped tight.........could make a helluva climax to any of your segments..........just
a thought, now to find 1 of your ghoul power generals to donate 1 or a few to
ya for the climatic end to your nemisis froggy or a effigee of denise dufala.......believe
me if done on TV every fan for months will be talking about it for months........
P.S.......when my friends and i did it i was thinking of you and your 1/4 sticks
and its
sincerly 1 of your Detroit fans from way back
mark oliver
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From: kim
It was so cool to see your web site.I was wanting to know....A friend and I
were wondering what was the mouth you did on your show and how do we go about
seeing it again?I am 41 and use to watch your show and I loved it.I would love
to see some old stuff.How do I go about that?Do you have tapes we can order?
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Can you tell me where to get a funky hat like the one you wear? I have a desire to be a ghoul myself for holloween next year! need the garb! Help me find a froggie too!
Rob
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WOW! I can't believe there's anything at all about The Ghoul on the web - I
was afraid you were long gone! I used to watch your show when I was a
teenager living outside Detroit. (I'm 43 now.) My mom HATED your show, but
I loved it. Every time I hear "Magical Mystery Tour" on the radio,
I think
of your show. Too funny!!! I rolled on the floor at some of the stuff you
dubbed into those STUPID movies. Thanks for providing much laughter.
Lauri
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Hey Ghoul:
We are still cleaning up the pumpkin guts from the roof of the tent and the
floor. Heck I think the guys in the front row there are still trying to clean
it off their glasses.
Thanks again for the GREAT time. And hopefully we can do it again next year.
Bill
Jefferson Yacht Club
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wow hey Ghoul,
never thought id see you!!
was talkin to a buddie of mine at work here in tennessee and we discuased old
time back in detroit an thought about you man !!!!
how cool it is too see you out and about.
we remember you on channel 50 in detroit yo made the movies woth watching LOL
luv it when you blew up froggy with thee fire crackers LOL
wish i still had the Ghoul hankerschiff you used top sell..would be worth a
fortune ..
anyhow hollor back at me and let me now if i can see ya on sattlite tv or something
maby you can do a live internet broadcast somtime..that would be awesome.
alright bro take care . cya
Lorin Gerber
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From: AGNES
Subject: cheese whiz
my deareast ghoul, here is my recipe for cheese whiz sandwiches. two pieces
of wonder bread, coated on both sides with a lot of butter , a lot of cheese
whiz in the middle. brown each side. enjoy.
dear ghoul,
ive always wondered...what does the phrase over-day mean and where did it come
from? i used to watch you on saturday nights as a kid and i think u r da best!
thanks to youtube, i can watch a few of the old bits you did. gotta love santa-ghoul!
doing any appearances in the metro detroit area in the future? my dad and me
would love to come see you. thanks! -jim williford
Dear Ghoul,
My friend (Tony Montuoro) was and still is a fanatic Ghoul fan. He was such a big fan that he sent in a contraption that he built in response to help search for Froggy when Froggy was kidnapped or something. During one of your legendary shows you ran around stage with that contraption. You called them something to the effect "Private Eyes"? It was a board with another board nailed perpendicular on top. He attached a pair of large pair of baby doll eyes with strings attached on the back that you could pull to make the eyes move. You ran around stage with it during one of those "search for Froggy" shows. He recorded the show on audio tape when it was live back in the 70s. He doesn't have that tape anymore. His EVIL ex-wife destroyed it. I would love to surprise him with a video copy of that show with you running around with those "Spies Eyes". I would gladly pay for the shipping handling and cost of the tape. PLEASE let me know if you can do this for one of your BIGGEST FANS! Tony Montuoro is one of the best people I know. He would FLIP if he had a copy of this show!
Please whatever you can do, would be HUGELY appreciated.
From: Brian Clay
Subject: Ghoul is King
To: theghoul@theghoul.com
i remember watching your show when I was 10 or 11 or
12. I can't even remember what year is was, but kids
would send in their holiday presents. One of them was
a 'light bright' thing with Ghoul Is King in neon
letters. That was such fun.
I'm 43 now. I will never forget those shows. Those of
us who stayed up late and talked about the goings on
of you and Froggy became a kind of cult at school.
Your show was produced right down Telegraph Rd from my
house in Redford..I think it was at Mopads (the van
chasing you with the cemetery in the backround with
'Magical Mystery Tour'). It's like it happened
yesterday.
I live in Denver now and I was explaining your show to
a friend and decided to Google it. You must get alot
of fan mail. I still laugh when I think about some of
those shows(e.g the exploding models and the Froggy
kidnapping).
Thank you so much. I still wish I could get those
episodes on DVD. Forget that---I still wish you were
on the air.
Brian Clay
From: "Carol T.
Subject: St. Pat's
Thanx so much for being in the Cleveland parade. Was great to see you there.
Turn blue!
From: "Carol T.
Subject: Parade
Hey...Zingy..Zingy.....It was so great to see you in the parade...Thanx so much
for being in it. Miss you here in Cleveburg!
Subject: Overday!!!!
Dear Ghoul,
My husband is a big fan. He's a trucker with his own rig. His handle is "Overday"
because of you. His business name is also called "OverDay Express".
His name is Gilbert Day from Clawson, Mi. We heard you were from Clawson also.
Please tell us why you would always say "Overday" on your show and
what does it mean to you!
Sincerely
Denise
dear ron,
far out man! used to stay up late and watch you during breaks of really cheesy
movies on wsbk-tv, boston, in the late 70's. soon my friends were all on board
and we would meet the next day and laugh like hell. good stuff, man!
one dude named mark was really into your stuff. he used to record your bits on a weak-ass cassette recorder, and we would listen while the batteries died out, and laugh like hell.
mark's in federal prison for robbing banks now. I couldn't make that shit up, man! it's true!
anyway, just stumbled across the website. really glad you're still out there.
thanks for the laughs.
Joe
hey KING, watched curse of the faceless man lastnight. the giant gila monster
the night before,the black sleep the night before that,all taped from previous
years. so alot of us here in the sandusky area,milan and norwalk areas are going
through some SERIOUS ghoul withdrawls,its not pretty. it is 2007 and we still
call prestige media(called lastnight and night before) and will not give up,
Your in demand.damn it,we demand our show back on the weekends. HELP! who else
can we call? stay sick(in clev.not mich.) thanks fearless leader!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Ghoul! I used to watch your show when I was in high school. This was back
in the 1970s. I think that you were on channel 61 (WKBF?) back then. I remember
you once showed a rare classic entitled, "The Face Behind The Mask"
with Peter Lorre. You tore that one up in grand Ghoul fashion!
Another fave of mine was "The Curse Of The Demon" (with Dana Andrews).
Again, you popped in with all kinds of neat sound bites during that flick!
In "The Curse Of The Demon," I recall a fireball chasing Dana Andrews
through an English forest at night and you came into the scene with the tune,
"Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Man, how can I remember
that stuff? It was great fun! When I leave the North Coast for keeps, I'll always
remember your show! Thanks for the memories! All the best to ya!
It's good to be the KING! Sincerely, Walt, Russ, and the crew from Warren, Ohio.
Subject: i figured u dead
To: theghoul@theghoul.com
glad to hear your still kicking still remember those high as kite nites as ateen
here in port huron watchin you man a lot of memories come backthanks for helpin
me remember the carefree days of the
70s the gurns port huron mich
From: Kevin D
Subject: Thomas Video Autograph signing
To: theghoul@theghoul.com
Cc: Jennifer C
Your Magnificence,
I finally got to meet you at the autograph session at Thomas Video in Clawson
on August 12. I have always seemed to be out of town or found out about Ghoul
appearances a day late for like the past 10 years. When I found out you would
be at Thomas Video I marked my calendar and there I was! I was very nervous
because in the past I have met some of my celebrity faves and they have been
utter jerks: you were the greatest. You were funny as usual, very nice and spent
time with all your fans. You may even remember my finacee was so excited to
meet you she even gave you a surprise smooch while getting a picture with you
(I will inlcude the photo). One of the greatest moments in my life was to find
my lovely finacee, upon first meeting her, was also a Ghoul fanatic. We were
so happy to meet you, you were super cool and you are such a favorite of ours
we have even sent you an invite to our wedding on October 7th at 4:30 in Royal
Oak, Michigan. You would be t! he guest of honor, free food, beer and polka
music galore (if you cant make it you can send your buddy Ron Sweed in your
place) Anyhoo, one last thing here--I must point out the pains I went to to
watch your show each week. My mother realized that I was a rather intelligent
young lad when, at age 5, I figured out how to set the alarm clock for 11:30
on Saturday night (thats if it was the rare time I had actually fallen asleep)
to watch your show. It was a Saturday night war each week as she would put me
to bed and I would wait til they went to bed and sneak out--sometimes she won
and I would eventually fall asleep, sometimes I won and would sneak out undetected
and bask in Ghoul Power to the wee hours. One night she put me to bed for the
umpteenth time and I decided that, much like Wyle E. Coyote would put a bush
over himself and creep up on Road Runnner, I was going to put an blanket over
myself and creep down the hall and right in front of the TV undetecte! d. I
got about half way down the hall and flipped the blanket up to see how far I
had gotten and if my mom had spotted me when "KA-POW," my mom had
wung here big plastic 70's thing of mascara at me (it was a huge pink and green
plastic mascara dispenser about about 5 inches long and an inch wide) it hit
me right square in the eye and dropped me like ton of bricks. Grabbing at my
eye screaming my mom ran down the hall upset and apologizing, she took me to
the couch and got an ice pack for my eye, as well as a bowl of fritos and some
Faygo Root Beer. Needless to say, I found that a good two hour dose of Ghoul
Power was what I needed to make my eye better and I got it ( Psychomania was
the movie)! That night the battle ended and I was the victor, but the war would
continue for many years to come.
staying sick, still trying to turn blue
Kevin D
p.s. I have to mention that the physical appearance between you and my dad is
rather striking, you guys even act alike. I really thought that you were my
dad on TV when I was little--thats how much you two look alike! Kids always
wanted to come over cause I told them my dad was the Ghoul--I wasnt lying, I
really believed that! Too Funny!!!
Dear Ghoul,
Last Saturday the Highland Tavern had a band named Parmageddon. I was wondering
if you could contact the spirit of Dorothy and have her pave their way into
the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
Yours Truly,
The Great Kabuki
I was a HUGE Ghoul fan back in Toledo back in the 70's as a teenage boy. I remember there was a legend among us teenage Toledo boys that the Ghoul show started in Cleveland, but he had somehow gone too far there. Legend was he blew up a rat on the air and was somehow banshed from Cleveland. Apparently, Cleveland's loss was Detroits gain, because he moved to Channel 50 in the Motor City, then to the even lower budget Channel 20.
I bought the Ghoul poster, I tried to buy a T-shirt but it never came. I watched on a snowy channel 20 every Saturday night. I dozed off during those commercials for the greatest hits of the 50's records. I made cassettes of the shows, too (I think I still have one). And I went to see the Ghoul at his only 70's Toledo appearence at the Pythian Castle. Then one fateful Saturday night I tuned in for the Ghoul show as usual at 11 PM and...it wasn't there. Just the bad movie! No Froggy, no camera four, no sound effects. Next week, the same thing, no Ghoul He was gone, vanished without a trace, cancelled or censored off the air with no explanation. Did he blow up another rodent? No one knew.
I grieved for the Ghoul. I wondered, how he would make a living? What kind of skills did the Ghoul have. Did he run out of humorous gags? Did he die? Did he get into a car wreck in that grim reaper van of his?
Well life went on for me and I moved to Seattle in 1982. I repressed my memeories of the Ghoul and my tramautic loss. Then late one night, I faced my Ghoul demons. I googled the Ghoul. He had been resurrected! Up from the grave he arose, apparently stronger than ever! I just missed it all. I may have to get satellite TV or move to Ohio.
Bill Y
Hey ,
At the Motor city comic com the best thing was you.
You made my year!!!
Let me know if you have more DVD. I would love to get one.
I hope we can work together soon.
Tack care my brother
with much sick love
Andrew Martin aka Count Wakula aka big fan of the Ghoul
Hello,
It was a pleasure to meet you at the Motor City Comic Con.
As promised here is the portrait of you I did for my site. I'll be
posting it up later today.
I hope you enjoy it, as I stated I'd like you to feel free to use it
for whatever you'd like.
I can send you a bigger version if you need it.
If you'd like you can check out more of my monster art at:
http://www.scottra.com
I have also attached a picture of my son and I for the Fan Pics section.
Take care,
ScOttRa
Hey, Hey, Hey Ghoul!
My Karen, Mick, and I really enjoyed seeing you again! Thanks so much for posing
with us for this awesome picture (www.mickmorris.net) and giving us that fantastic
interview for WDFN! They loved it at the station and I will drop you an email
to let you know when it airs.
Also-thanks so much for letting us use a review from you for the back of our
next book-Mick Morris Myth Solver #2 Big Foot, Big Trouble-we can't wait to
read what you think! The second book will be a bit scarier and will have a normal,
scary, western, talk show and graphic novel ending for the Five Ways to Finish.
I have had your scrapbook since it was first released, and hopefully one day
I will remember to bring it to get you to sign it!
Thanks again and give us a holler if you need any voice impersonations for your
show.
Darrin