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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

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