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Carnival of Souls

NR
Movie
1962
1h 18m
English
Horror, Mystery
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.
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7.1
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Sidney Berger
John Linden
Frances Feist
Mrs. Thomas
Art Ellison
Minister
Stan Levitt
Dr. Samuels
Tom McGinnis
Organ Factory Boss
Forbes Caldwell
Organ Factory Worker
Dan Palmquist
Gas Station Attendant
Steve Boozer
Chip the Man at Juke Box
Pamela Ballard
Dress Sales Lady
Larry Sneegas
Drag Racer
Cari Conboy
Lake Zombie
Karen Pyles
Dress Store Customer
TC Adams
Dancing Zombie
Sharon Scoville
Mary's Girlfriend
Mary Ann Harris
Mary's Girlfriend
Peter Schnitzler
A Walking Corpse
Bill Sollner
Lake Zombie
Reza Badiyi
Bus Ticket Customer (uncredited)
Ed Down
Man at Bridge (uncredited)
Wayne Shmille
Sheriff at Bridge (uncredited)
Directed By: Herk Harvey
Written By: Herk Harvey (Story), John Clifford

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xanderp666-deleted-1575913126 says...
4 years ago
I thought this was a brilliant film. The dark atmosphere and haunting music complimented each other. There were some really creepy scenes, the ending scene for example when the girl sees the souls dancing and gets chased by them only to become one of them.
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Bronson87 says...
5 months ago
I wasn't sure how I wanted to review this, because it's one of those movies where the less you know about it, the better. At less than an hour-and-a-half runtime, _Carnival of Souls_ does't waste any time getting to the point, while at the same time, being very slow the first time you watch it. Fact is, nothing much happens in the movie. It's just a girl - Mary Henry - going about her business, to the extent that the first viewing may have you scratching your head wondering "what the hell am I watching?" While the story here is very thin, that's not what makes the film worthy of many viewings: it's the swirling organ music, the creepy imagery, and the beautiful Candace Hilligoss. Made in America during the 1960s, this feels like a German expressionism movie, e.g., _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_. Atmospheric, ahead of its time, and undoubtedly influential. For fans of classic, black-and-white horror, this is absolutely a must watch.
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Whitsbrain says...
2 years ago
Perhaps I should have been suspicious of this movie's cult status and that it alone doesn't guarantee that the movie is actually any good. Many of the shots in the movie made absolutely no sense. Some may interpret that as it's "art". I call it padding.
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O7Habits says...
2 years ago
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I love old horror/suspense films. I’ve seen this one on a bunch of favorite lists, so I decided to give it a try. Some scenes had me scratching my head…the plot wasn’t a strong point. Honestly the guy in the room across the hall was more unsettling and scary than anything else in the movie and I don’t think that was the intention. Predictable ending, even though I was thinking throughout the whole movie that it wouldn’t make sense if they actually had the ending that they did. I liked the idea of reality changing when she went in the dressing room and came back out. Reminded me of some creepy thoughts I had as a kid. It’s worth a watch if you like this sort of genre. Not one of my favorites though.
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thebluesman
10/10  8 years ago
I've just finished watching 'Carnvial of Souls' for the very first time and I've already made up my mind that it's an absolute masterpiece. This movie manages to be incredibly atmospheric on a shoestring budget of just a couple thousand dollars and achieves something that most of More
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moonkodi
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  8 years ago
When the first title images appear after the car crash with the music all I can think of is David Lynch. Then the creepy music over bland day to day activity. Lynch.
The weaknesses in the movie are that I didn't find it particualry scary and the horror unfolds in a predictable linear path of in More
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CinemaSerf
9 months ago
When two groups of teenagers are racing their cars over a narrow bridge, an accident occurs and the car carrying the girls goes a-tumbling into the deep and muddy river below. It's during the extensive search process (a man with a bit of string with a weight tied to it) that "Mary" (Candice Hilligos More
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Filipe Manuel Neto
9 months ago
**Even bad movies deserve to have a place in history.**

After seeing this movie, I'm left with the feeling that it's a bit overrated, even though it's undoubtedly a remarkable classic of psychological horror. It's more rudimentary than one would expect, and the lack of means and resources is evid More
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