Horror / Mystery
USA,
1962, 78 min
(Director's cut: 84 min)
Directed by:
Herk HarveyScreenplay:
John CliffordCinematography:
Maurice PratherComposer:
Gene MooreCast:
Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison, Stan Levitt, Pamela Ballard, Reza Badiyi, Herk Harvey, Bill de JarnetteVOD (3)
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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 through late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today. (Criterion)
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