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Ghoulies

1985 · 81 min · Director: Luca Bercovici, Luca Bercovici ★ IMDb 4.2 · 11,804 ratings

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A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.

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Ghoulies (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Humor 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
25%Humor
  1. Fear30%
  2. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Humor, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Humor and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 4.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 54/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension70 %67 %57 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity54 %45 %36 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity44 %21 %15 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor51 %21 %11 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension55 %38 %20 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Humor50 %44 %24 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Tension50 %46 %25 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Tension55 %51 %30 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Tension55 %49 %28 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Sadness54 %46 %24 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension60 %54 %31 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension66 %63 %39 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Tension66 %65 %41 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension60 %59 %39 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension55 %51 %34 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Tension61 %55 %36 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Sadness74 %68 %49 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Tension83 %80 %65 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Tension74 %70 %59 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 79′Humor55 %45 %35 %17 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

PL
Peter Liapis

MD
Michael Des Barres

MD
Michael Des Barres

Malcolm Graves

JN
Jack Nance

RS
Ralph Seymour

Mark (Toad Boy)

PR
Peter Risch

VC
Victoria Catlin

Anastasia

TD
Tamara De Treaux

KJ
Keith Joe Dick

Dick

ST
Scott Thomson

CC
Charene Cathleen

Robin

RS
Ralph Seymour

Jack Nance

Wolfgang

MH
Mariska Hargitay

PR
Peter Risch

Grizzel

VC
Victoria Catlin

MH
Mariska Hargitay

Donna

BB
Bobbie Bresee

Temptress

DD
David Dayan

Eddie

JB
Jamie Bronow

Johnathan Graves (as a child)

BC
Brian Connolly

Ghoulie (Voice)

AS
Annie Stocking

Ghoulie (Voice)

CT
Craig Talmy

Ghoulie (Voice)

Details

Written by
Luca Bercovici, Jefery Levy, Luca Bercovici
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.2 · 11,804 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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