Fresh
Occasionally a feature film emerges from the midwest, although this is the first ever out of Lawrence, Kans, where a group of commercial film pros veered off into a try at producing theatrical entertainment.
Variety Staff, Variety
Carnival of Souls
She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back!
1962 · 1h 18m · PG
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Herk Harvey
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Herk Harvey Director
- Candace Hilligoss as Mary Henry
- Frances Feist as Mrs. Thomas, Landlady
- Herk Harvey as The Man
- Sidney Berger as John Linden
- Art Ellison as Minister
- Stan Levitt as Dr. Samuels
- Tom McGinnis as Organ Factory Boss
- Forbes Caldwell as Organ Factory Worker
- Dan Palmquist Cast
- Bill de Jarnette Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Rotten
There isn't very much here to sustain interest.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Carnival of Souls works well enough as chill-up-the-spine cinema.
Joe Brown, Washington Post
Fresh
It depends on crisp black-and-white photography, atmosphere and surprisingly effective acting.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
The mesmerising power of the carnival and dance-hall sequences far outweighs the corniness of the awkward intimate scenes.
Time Out
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