Carnival of Souls (1962)

Director: Herk Harvey  Starring: Candace Hilligoss  
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Publisher: LEGEND FILMS, INC.
Format: DVD
UPC: 00844503000477
Buy.com Sku: 208345319
Item#: V2R9NM
Category Keywords: Afterlife  Cult Film  Ghosts  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
Rating: NR
 
 
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Editor's Note

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.


Plot Summary

The first feature from Harvey, who had previously made industrial and promotional films for the Centron Corporation in Lawrence, Kansas, CARNIVAL OF SOULS developed a cultlike following despite being rarely screened for nearly thirty years. The TWILIGHT ZONE-esque tale of a woman who is in a car crash, only to find herself being pursued by spirits, the film's strength is its ability to sustain a very disturbing atmosphere with little more than some makeup, an eerie organ score and spare black-and-white photography. Harvey achieved his stated mission: for the film to have the "look of a Bergman" and the "feel of a Cocteau."

 
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Release Information
Studio: LEGEND FILMS, INC.
Release Date: 6/26/2008
Original Release Date: 1962
UPC: 00844503000477
Number of Discs: 0

Audio & Video
Video: B&W

 
Cast & Crew
Herk Harvey
Frances Feist
Sidney Berger
Candace Hilligoss
Bill de Jarnette - Editor
Maurice Prather - Director of Photography
Dan Palmquist - Editor
Gene Moore - Composer
John Clifford - Screenwriter
Herk Harvey - Producer
Herk Harvey - Director

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...Cult horror....Carries an eerie chill..."| 07/19/1989 p.C14

Los Angeles Times
"...A genuinely creepy movie....In its own quietly lurid way, CARNIVAL OF SOULS is a sophisticated piece of character psychology..." 04/20/1990 p.F6

USA Today
"...This black-belt cult item feels a lot like a vintage Twilight Zone episode..." 05/19/1990 p.3D

  
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