Carnival of Souls
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Carnival of Souls (1962, USA) is a Horror film directed by Herk Harvey.
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Main Details
- Released in 1962 | Black and White
- Running Time: 78 min | 91 min (original version) | USA: 84 min (director's cut)
- Production Co: Harcourt Productions | Off Color Films
- Distribution Co: Herts-Lion Internation Corp. (USA) | Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (Canada) (rerelease) | Filmipojat (Finland)
- Directed by Herk Harvey
- Written by John Clifford (screen story) and Herk Harvey (story) (uncredited)
- Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison, and Stan Levitt
- Produced by Herk Harvey
- Original Music by Gene Moore
- Cinematography by Maurice Prather
- Film Editing by Bill De Jarnette and Dan Palmquist
Also Known As
- Carnaval de Almas (Brazil) | Carnaval de las almas, El (Spain) | Carnaval des âmes, Le (France) | Corridors of Evil (USA) | Helvetilliset (Finland) | Infernaliska, De (Finland) (Swedish title) | Kadotettuja sieluja (Finland) (informal title) | Karnawal umarlych (Poland) | Tanz der toten Seelen (West Germany)
Taglines
- She Was A Stranger Among The Living. | She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back! | Is there death after life? | A story so unusual it will burn itself into your mind. | A weird tale of the unnatural. | A picture that will haunt you.
Synopsis
A young woman in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have "the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau"—and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey's macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today.