The Ghoul
- IMDb link: 0073042
- IMDb rating: 5.4 (2,090 votes) Search
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Freddie Francis
- Cast: John Hurt, Alexandra Bastedo, Peter Cushing, Gwen Watford and others
- Release date: 1 Jun 1975
- Release year: 1975
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Keywords: hindu, psychotronic film, reference to kali the hindu deity, motor race, race, car, blood, violin, cannibalism, india
Plot:
In the 20's, the wealthy and spoiled Daphne and Billy challenge her brother Geoffrey and his girlfriend Angela to dispute a car race to Land's End. Angela feels sick and asks Geoffrey to stop the car, but Daphne goes on to win the race. However, she is forced to stop in a fog since the car runs out of gas. Billy takes a gallon to seek out gas and Angela stays in the car waiting for him. She decides to snoop around and is kidnapped by a stranger named Tom Rawlings. Then he takes her to a manor owned by Doctor Lawrence, a lonely man that lost his beloved wife and son in India and lives with the his servant and former nanny Ayah. He invites Daphne to have a vegetarian dinner with Aya and him while Tom returns to the car where Billy is waiting for Daphne and pushes the car and Billy off a cliff. Meanwhile, there is a mysterious guest in the room in the upper level of the house. What is the secret of Dr. Lawrence and Aya?
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