Editing Ed Wood (section)

====''Night of the Ghouls''====
In 1958, Wood wrote, produced, and directed ''[[Night of the Ghouls]]'' (originally titled ''Revenge of the Dead''), starring Kenne Duncan, Tor Johnson (reprising his role as "Lobo" from ''Bride of the Monster''), Criswell, Duke Moore, and Valda Hansen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Night of the Ghouls (1959)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74cdb8c5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026110255/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74cdb8c5|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2020|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> The film premiered at the Vista Theatre in Hollywood on a double bill with the Lana Turner movie ''[[Imitation of Life (1959 film)|Imitation of Life]]'' on March 17, 1959, and then promptly vanished from circulation.<ref name="Rudolph Grey 1992 pg. 206">Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992). pg. 206. ISBN 978-0-922915-24-8.</ref> For many years, it was thought to be a [[lost film]], but distribution of the film was held up for 25 years because Wood had not paid the lab bill. Video producer Wade Williams paid the bill and released the film on videocassette in 1984, copyrighting the film in his own name.<ref name="Rudolph Grey 1992 pg. 206"/>

In 1958, Wood also wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Bride and the Beast]]'' (1958), which was directed by Adrian Weiss. Wood's screenplay was based on Weiss' plot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52489-THE-BRIDE-AND-THE-BEAST?sid=1c731728-c817-47fe-a584-04449ed92594&sr=3.9257162&cp=1&pos=0|title=AFI&#124;Catalog}}</ref>

Wood also wrote the screenplay (as "Peter LaRoche") for a 1959 "nudie cutie" film called ''[[Revenge of the Virgins]]'', which was directed by Peter Perry Jr.<ref name="Rudolph Grey 1992">Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992) ISBN 978-0-922915-24-8.</ref>