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
Carnival of Souls (1962)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:25
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 41 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
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... [More]
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Herk Harvey
Director: Herk Harvey
Reviews for Carnival of Souls
A chilling ghost story with artistic pretensions.
09/21/07
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.
09/21/07
It retains an atmosphere of melancholic, surreal dread.
09/21/07
Top CriticHarvey leaves enough questions unanswered in this twilight zone to ensure that Carnival Of Souls enjoys a haunting afterlife in the viewer's mind.
03/01/09
A cult classic that would have subtle yet meaningful influences on the horror genre for decades to come.
03/19/03
Modern horror filmmakers could learn something from Carnival of Souls. Harvey's technique may be crude, but he knew how to use the materials at hand to create atmosphere, making this film very much worth a look.
01/01/00
Creepy, creepy
06/01/07
A haunting ghost story.
10/27/07
A nightmarish puzzle. It's aged very well.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/28/05
No review available.
11/20/03
No review available.
08/04/05
demonstrates that the quality of scary filmmaking is not directly proportional to the size of the budget
02/27/01
The movie is a triumph of mood over character.
02/13/01
No review available.
08/30/02
Carnival of Souls works well enough as chill-up-the-spine cinema.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn influential little horror gem
07/16/04
There isn't very much here to sustain interest.
09/21/07
All atmosphere and very little else.
04/24/03
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