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Carnival of Souls (1962)

1962 · Feature film · 83 min · dir. Herk Harvey

She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back!

  • Horror
  • psychological horror fiction
  • ghost film

Synopsis

Carnival of Souls is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young woman whose life is disturbed after a car accident. She relocates to a new city, where she finds herself unable to assimilate with the locals, and becomes drawn to the pavilion of an abandoned carnival. Herk Harvey also appears in the film as a ghoulish stranger who stalks her throughout. The film is set to an organ score by Gene Moore.

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Details

Director
Herk Harvey
Writer
Herk Harvey
Composer
Gene Moore
Cinematography
Maurice Prather
Studio
Harcourt Productions, Centron Corporation
Released
1962-11-02
Running time
83 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Sci-Fi & Horror, Feature Films

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · wrong title · horseoftroy · 2009-10-28

pretty good idea for a film. worth about 2 and 1/2 stars as it stands seemingly without a single professional to have added their hand in making this.

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