The Occult Makes Things Difficult-Thanks to the “Ghoulies”-Tonight!

This week on MeTV, we have something ’fraidy from the 80s- in which the descendent of a powerful warlock finds himself getting caught up in dangerous supernatural rituals that end up releasing some major evil- aided by some tiny terrors known as – “Ghoulies”!

This 1985 scarefest begins with a Satanic ceremony in which the warlock, Malcolm, is about to make the unholy sacrifice of his own small child- but, fortunately, the baby’s mother interferes, saving the innocent tyke, who is whisked away by a concerned cult member.

Years later, with Malcolm dead and the cult dispersed, that child, Jonathan, now grown up, is named as the inheritor of his father’s estate, and takes up residence there with his pretty girlfriend Rebecca (ironically, the man who spirited away from that ritual, Wolfgang, is now the caretaker of the estate)! In exploring the house, they find an entire library of tomes about magic- not to mention a basement collection of various occult items. Regardless, the couple decides to stay-but the surroundings seem to be making a change in Jonathan.

To lighten his mood, Rebecca suggests that they have a party at the house, and invite a bunch of wacky friends to join them. When the entertainment lags, Jonathan suggests that they use one of the books and head to the basement, to perform a ritual, just for fun! His friends don’t take it serious enough for his liking, which he thinks has caused the ritual not to work- little realizing that it did indeed bring forth a small sinister creature!

In the following days, Jonathan continues to act strangely, obsessed with working on the house, and forgoing his college studies. Some unearthly attraction lures him to return to the basement and perform another ritual- which causes the materialization of several more Ghoulies, to whom he proclaims himself master, and tells them to stay hidden from everyone but him!

Things get worse for the couple, with Rebecca catching Jonathan in various occult acts, until she finally can take no more and leaves him! He then desperately summons a pair of evil dwarves, who explain that he needs to perform another ritual with seven participants- what a coincidence- bringing in his party pals will total the right number for the strange rite!

Rebecca is compelled to return, and the ritual is performed- resulting in the return of Malcolm from the grave and revealing his true horrifying agenda! Jonathan and his friends become the intended victims of the revived warlock and his ghastly ghoulies!

This famous cult film, remembered by most viewers for the image of a Ghoulie popping out of a toilet, was the first in a series of “Ghoulies” films. We’ll talk about the history, introduce you to the cast- which includes actor/musician Michael Des Barres and welcomes to the screen, in her first role, the lovely Mariska Hargitay, best known for her role in the “Law and Order” series. We’ll also provide a song, a look at a party somewhat like the one early in the film, some scenes in “Svensurround” and more!

You can get into “Ghoulies” tonight at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time. MeTV invites you to join into the live-Tweeting during the show on Twitter, where the various Tweets using the hashtag #svengoolie continue to bring our show into the highest trending topics nationally every week! In Chicago, viewers will get an additional encore of the motorized mayhem of “The Car” at 11 am on our local station, CW26.

Mark your calendar for July 12 this week- when the new “Svengoolie: Lost in Time” comic book will be available at many comics shops! I will be doing a quick tour of a couple of the local stores offering it in our area- you can check for times and locations in the “appearances” section of our website. Due to time constraints- our signing time will be limited, so, you might want to arrive early. We think our fans will really enjoy this issue of our new print adventure!

Tonight, though, the issue is some supernatural shrimps with mystical murder in mind- make sure you tune in to MeTV!