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Carnival of Souls

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Carnival of Souls (1962)

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Reviews Counted: 29

Fresh: 24

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 41 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Made in 1962 on an extremely low budget, Herk Harvey's classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS has become legendary for its ability to create a tensely creepy atmosphere with virtually no special effects. A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) is involved... Made in 1962 on an extremely low budget, Herk Harvey's classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS has become legendary for its ability to create a tensely creepy atmosphere with virtually no special effects. A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) is involved in a car crash when her car falls off a bridge while drag racing with some friends. After she pulls herself from the river, she moves to a new town to take a job as a church organist. Meanwhile, a distinctly eerie and hollow-faced man seems to be following her wherever she goes, while an abandoned lakeside amusement park beckons her with an almost gravitational pull. The effective organ score enhances the film to great effect, as do the bleak landscapes of Utah's salt flats. [More]

Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Herk Harvey

Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Herk Harvey

Director: Herk Harvey

Director: Herk Harvey
Screenwriter: John Clifford
Producer: Herk Harvey
Composer: Gene Moore

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Release:

Sep 26, 2000

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DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Reviews for Carnival of Souls

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A haunting ghost story.

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10/27/07
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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This is one of the most original and unsettling horror movies to come out of America during its B-movie saturated, drive-in friendly period.

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09/21/07
Channel 4 Film
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It retains an atmosphere of melancholic, surreal dread.

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09/21/07
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
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A chilling ghost story with artistic pretensions.

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09/21/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Occasionally a feature film emerges from the midwest, although this is the first ever out of Lawrence, Kans, where a group of commercial film pros veered off into a try at producing theatrical entertainment.

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09/21/07
Variety Staff
Variety
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There isn't very much here to sustain interest.

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09/21/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Creepy, creepy

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06/01/07
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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The mesmerising power of the carnival and dance-hall sequences far outweighs the corniness of the awkward intimate scenes.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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08/07/05
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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No review available.

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08/04/05
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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No review available.

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07/28/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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For a flick with a non-existent budget (well, $30,000) and relative amateurs in front of the camera, everybody’s lines are practically howler-free.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Mark Athitakis
Filmcritic.com
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Com seu roteiro óbvio e as péssimas atuações, é incrivelmente inferior às numerosas produções que supostamente inspirou.

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01/09/05
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Much overrated horror, not even minor classic in this corner

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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An influential little horror gem

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07/16/04
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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A genuinely creepy thriller, humble in scope and lacking some polish, but executed with ghoulish intuition.

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05/22/04
Nick Davis
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11/20/03
Frank Swietek
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All atmosphere and very little else.

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04/24/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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A cult classic that would have subtle yet meaningful influences on the horror genre for decades to come.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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03/01/03
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net
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