Dr. Alfred Morris (George Zucco) has a deadly new obsession: an ancient Mayan nerve gas that creates a state of "death in life." When his star pupil Ted Allison (David Bruce) becomes the unwitting guinea pig, he is transformed into a subservient ghoul who requires fresh human hearts to survive. Is this a simple Jekyll-and-Hyde knockoff, or is there a strain of zombie DNA to be found amidst all the heart-harvesting and the love rectangle? John, Andy, and Producer Brad venture back to 1943 to find out whether or not The Mad Ghoul is a vital link in the undead evolutionary chain.

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Theatrical release date: November 12, 1943

Evelyn Anker's New York Time's obituary

George Zucco's New York Time's obituary

Turhan Bey's The Guardian obituary

TCM review of The Mad Ghoul

Jack Pierce's makeup for The Man Who Laughed (1929)

Theme music composed by Neil Dube.

Additional music by Elarasound.

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Additional voice work by Russell Bentley.

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