Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls
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1h 18m
Directed by Herk Harvey • 1962 • United States
Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger
A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) 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 is haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a small 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.
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS Edition Intro
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS Deleted Scene 1
CARNIVAL OF SOULS was trimmed slightly before its 1962 release. In 1989, director Herk Harvey edited that material back in for home video, but as the best source for it was one-inch videotape, it was not included in the restored 2K master of the film. Here is one of the longest of the cut scenes,...
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS Deleted Scene 2
CARNIVAL OF SOULS was trimmed slightly before its 1962 release. In 1989, director Herk Harvey edited that material back in for home video, but as the best source for it was one-inch videotape, it was not included in the restored 2K master of the film. Here is one of the longest of the cut scenes,...