Ghoul Squad (2025)

A reporter gets hooked up with the worst bunch of ghost hunters in the UK.

I was sent this film to review out of left field. I was simply asked to review the film which has just hit streaming. Being in the middle of dealing with Tribeca pre-screens I didn't know  when I could get to it, but I thought I'd give it a shot. After several heavy films in a row I knew I needed something off the board and I gave the film a shot.

This film is delight. A send up of the ghost hunter shows, GHOUL SQUAD manages to be both clever and funny. While some of the jokes are groaners, most are well written and are way better than I had thought they would be.

If the film works it's due entirely to the cast who know they are in a silly comedy, but mostly keep things real. They don't play to the camera or the audience but instead play to the actors and the situation which lifts everything up. They are telling a story, not just telling jokes.

I really liked it. I liked it enough that when I looked on line about how people felt about the film I discovered that the film had an 8.4 rating on IMDB. While that may be a point higher than I would give it, it's something that doesn't feel cooked. Often small films like this have their ratings cooked by friends and family, but the truth is this really is a small gem of a film.

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