100 Years of Horror (TV Series) Girl Ghouls (1996) User Reviews

Girl Ghouls

[Leofwine_draca · 8/10 · 11 April 2017]

100 YEARS OF HORROR is a 26-episode TV series made in 1996 and featuring the delightful Christopher Lee as host, his sonorous narration exploring the history of horror cinema in the 20th century. Each themed episode contains plentiful clips from the films mentioned along with brief interview footage seemingly culled from other documentaries as well as TV shows and the like.

GIRL GHOULS is the flip side of the coin from the previous 100 YEARS OF HORROR episode, SCREAM QUEENS. This time around, female villains are discussed, and there are clips and trailer footage from some rare early horrors that I hadn't heard of, including DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL and CRY OF THE WEREWOLF. Barbara Shelley and Hammer are well-represented, and Brinke Stevens is back again with clips from THE HAUNTING FEAR used to illustrate her career.

Ghoul Girls

[Michael_Elliott · 13 October 2010]

100 Years of Horror: Ghoul Girls (1996)

*** (out of 4)

This entry in the series takes a look at women in the horror genre who were able to play monsters. The film rightly points out that many of the early examples often featured twists in the stories so that the women didn't have to appear as evil. This documentary takes a look at a number of films including CARRIE, SHE WOLF OF London, THE FACELESS MONSTER, THE VELVET VAMPIRE, MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, CRY OF THE WEREWOLF, DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL and CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN.

This is yet another good entry in the series. As usual, die-hards really aren't going to learn anything they didn't already know but that's okay because it's made up with some very good interviews. Those unfamiliar with the genre will certainly find this most entertaining as they're treated to some great clips and many good recommendations. The interviews this time out include Roger Corman, Hazel Court, Robert Cornthwaite, Pamela Franklin, Brinke Stevens, Gloria Talbot and Nina Foch. Seeing these interviews are certainly worth sitting through the 23-minutes. WIth such a short running time you really can't get a full, detailed idea of the various women in horror but this is good enough for what it's trying to do.