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The last night I saw a flying object that couldn't have possibly been from this planet.

But I can't say a word. A muzzle by army brass.

I can't even admit I saw the thing.

On the last episode of Ephemiral, we explored the illustrious career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood,

we looked at Wood's most famous films, including Plan 9 from Matter Space and

Bride of the Monster, and we debated the inherent quality of Wood's output and how much

that even matters.

Here, our producer Trevor Young picks up the story.

Edward. Our producer Trevor Young picks up the story. Ed Wood filmed Plan 9 from Outer Space in 1956,

but it wouldn't premiere until three years later in 1959.

In the meantime, Wood directed my personal favorite of his, Night of the Ghouls.

Through my powers of the supernatural, I, and I alone can bring him to this room tonight

from that place in the deep blackness of death, from which no visitor is to return,

where the sun is seen to rise and the sun is seen to set. Where the gracious moon comes

from the east and its long journey across the night sky to the west, Wingate Foster, through

the powers of Dr. Acula, will again be permitted to walk.

Here's Bill Schute, author and professor of English at San Antonio College.

In some ways, the companion piece to Plan 9, Night of the Ghouls, is even more surreal,

though it's not as well known because it did not get a theatrical release.

It wasn't released until the VHS era in the 1980s.

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