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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781559409001
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 1559409002
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 2
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publication Date: 2000-05
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 16, 2000
Running Time: 78 minutes
Sales Rank: 37356
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Editorial Review:
Description:
Herk Harvey's macabre masterpiece gained a cult following through late night television and has been bootlegged for years. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, Carnival of Souls was intended to have the 'look of a Bergman' and 'feel of a Cocteau,' and succeeds with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score. Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) survives a drag race in a rural Kansas town, then takes a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her to an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Criterion is proud to present the ultimate special edition of this eerily effective B-movie classic that continues to inspire filmmakers today.
Amazon.com essential video:
An ultra-cheap B-horror movie, filmed in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1962, with a really creepy Twilight Zone-style premise and some great shoestring atmosphere. Wandering into a small town after an auto accident, to begin her new job as a church organist, young Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) begins to pick up strange vibes: none of the normal people in town seem to be able to see her, and she keeps being accosted by freakish pasty-faced types who seem to be dead on their feet. The nightmarish finale benefits from its one-of-a-kind 'found' setting, an empty amusement park rising like a ghostly castle from the prairie landscape. This is much less aggressive and violent film than George Romero's original Night of the Living Dead, but for sheer skin- crawling spookiness, it's in the same class. --David Chute --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great classic horror movie - still chilling today
I love this movie. Its a great creepy ghost story which to me inspired Night of the Living Dead. It is full of atmosphere,and just genuinely creepy. Yes it is a bit dated in some aspects, but it still can shock people who haven't seen it before. And there is a twist ending which makes the movie stand out above others like this. I wont spoil it. Cold,rainy days make me want to watch this. This is a great example of what a low budget but a great flair for understanding what makes horror work. Great ... Read More
Rating: - CRITERION vs. IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT DVD (FANS WILL WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT)
Get ready, `cause this is gonna get complicated (real fast, lol).
Okay, so you have both Criterion and Image Entertainment releasing the same movie in the same year; a film that until then, had only known cruddy, "Public Domain", hell (on TV, $0.99 VHS and $1.99 DVD's) and with pretty much the same remastered picture quality, right?
Well here's where it gets very odd; the, Criterion set, has two versions of the film, a 78 minute theatrical version and an 83 minute Director's ... Read More
Rating:  - AHEAD OF IT'S TIME
THIS IS A MUST SEE FOR ANY HORROR FAN SEEKING TO FULFILL A LONG COLLECTION OF DIVERSITY AND GREAT FILMS. THIS FILM HAS POOR DIRECTING AS WELL AS ACTING, BUT THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE FILM IS AMAZING. THERE ARE KEY MOMENTS THAT ALLOW YOU TO WONDER,"WOW, HOW DID THIS FILM MAKE IT DURING IT'S TIME". ENJOY....
Rating: - A rare gem
Carnival of Souls is very subterranean, going underneath our merely verbal senses. The plot is of little importance, but atmosphere is everything. The eerie music, strange people and oddly shot black and white scenes grab at our fears of loneliness and death. You know (but more importantly, feel) that Mary is inexorably doomed. The effect is powerful because it succeeds in making Mary a proxy for ourselves. The effects are subtle, not depending on "special effects" in the usual sense. Rather, they rely ... Read More
Rating: - Early Stage Proto-Zombies!
As a zombie connoisseur to other zombie fans, I must point out that Carnival of Souls should not be missed. Here are some of the earliest images of the walking dead on film. Check it out for the early makeup effects and general zombie styling, which has evolved into the look of zombies in today's films.
Also, it's worthy of watching as a traditional ghost story: girl dies, but doesn't realize it for a while & tries to go on living. Very cool vintage horror. Criterion picks great ... Read More
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