Carnival Of Souls (1962)

Director: Herk Harvey  Starring: Candace Hilligoss  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Hart Sharp Video
Format: DVD
UPC: 00829567018224
Buy.com Sku: 40706423
Item#: V22CU4
Category Keywords: Afterlife  Cult Film  Ghosts  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
Rating: NR
 
In Color For The First Time.
 
 
Features: DVD
 
Take a ride with young church organist Mary Henry as she encounters a world where the difference between the living and the dead is impossible to discern. Each step plunges her deeper into the nightmare of the Carnival Of Souls.
 
"Imaginative low-budget effort. Filmed mostly in Lawrence, Kansas. Has developed a strong cult reputation in recent years. "  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
 


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."

 
Features
Commentary With Mike Nelson From MST3k
Includes Both Colorized And Black & White Versions
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Hart Sharp Video
Release Date: 3/29/2005
Original Release Date: 1962
Catalog ID: 1822
UPC: 00829567018224
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: B&W

Aspect Ratio
Standard  1.33:1 [4:3]

 
Cast & Crew
Art Ellison
Candace Hilligoss
Frances Feist
Sidney Berger
Gene Moore - Musical Score
Herk Harvey - Producer
Herk Harvey - Director
John Clifford - Writer
Maurice Prather - Cinematographer

 
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

Find-A-Video 8 of 10
Filmed in shadowy black and white, the film's visual power--which set precedent for such chillers as
 
The New Yorker 8 of 10
Has the power to detach you from your surroundings and put you in the middle of its distinctive nowh - Terrence Rafferty
 

  
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