The Fun Ghouls

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The Fun Ghouls are a punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that formed in 2004.

Their influences include The Misfits, Black Flag, and Nirvana.

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[edit] History

The Fun Ghouls achieved cult status after starring in the 2005 film Melissa Jerkface Contact's The Fun Ghouls in which Melissa Jerkface places a phone call to the band.

Since then, they have filmed a sequel Melissa Jerkface Contacts The Fun Ghouls 2: Melissa Jerkface Contacts Fish From The Fun Ghouls' Sister and a prequel Melissa Jerkface Meets The Fun Ghouls.

[edit] The Fun Ghouls Phone Home

Since 2005 there have been rumors of a debut album titled The Fun Ghoul's Phone Home coming out, and numerous producers and engineers have been attached to the project including Scruff Scrufferson of the New Brunswick trio Kohuff, and John Slover. In a 2006 interview with The Daily Targum, Fish quipped "this thing is becoming our Smile," in reference to the infinitely delayed legendary Beach Boys album.

[edit] Present Day

The group spent 2007 dormant musically, however ended up staring in a fourth movie, Melissa Jerkface asks Fish from the Fun Ghouls for Nick from Seasick's contact info which some fans found to be hard to follow and a little too self-referential.

As of March 2008 there have been rumors that the Fun Ghouls will be the surprise headliner for a planned 3 day music festival taking place in New Brunswick, NJ at the end of April called New Brunswick Three Day Weekend.

[edit] Discography

  • Hey, We're The Fun Ghouls 7" (2003)
  • Fun With The Fun Ghouls 7" (2004)
  • Fun Ghouls Live at 233 Hamilton St. with Melissa Jerkface on Saxophone CD (2005)
  • Back to Ghoul CDEP (2005)

[edit] Members

  • Fish Ghoul
  • Tim Ghoul
  • Ghouly Ghoul
  • Cheese Ghoul

[edit] See also