This is one of the most original and unsettling horror movies to come out of America during its B-movie saturated, drive-in friendly period.
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09/21/07
Carnival of Souls (1962)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:25
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 41 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Made in 1962 on an extremely low budget, Herk Harvey's classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS has become legendary for its ability to create a tensely creepy atmosphere with virtually no special effects. A... [More]
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Herk Harvey
Director: Herk Harvey
Reviews for Carnival of Souls
Top CriticIt retains an atmosphere of melancholic, surreal dread.
09/21/07
Top CriticThe mesmerising power of the carnival and dance-hall sequences far outweighs the corniness of the awkward intimate scenes.
06/24/06
Top CriticHarvey leaves enough questions unanswered in this twilight zone to ensure that Carnival Of Souls enjoys a haunting afterlife in the viewer's mind.
03/01/09
A haunting ghost story.
10/27/07
A chilling ghost story with artistic pretensions.
09/21/07
Top CriticOccasionally 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.
09/21/07
Top CriticThere isn't very much here to sustain interest.
09/21/07
Creepy, creepy
06/01/07
No review available.
08/07/05
No review available.
08/04/05
No review available.
07/28/05
For a flick with a non-existent budget (well, $30,000) and relative amateurs in front of the camera, everybody’s lines are practically howler-free.
06/01/05
Com seu roteiro óbvio e as péssimas atuações, é incrivelmente inferior às numerosas produções que supostamente inspirou.
01/09/05
Much overrated horror, not even minor classic in this corner
10/23/04
An influential little horror gem
07/16/04
A genuinely creepy thriller, humble in scope and lacking some polish, but executed with ghoulish intuition.
05/22/04
No review available.
11/20/03
All atmosphere and very little else.
04/24/03
A cult classic that would have subtle yet meaningful influences on the horror genre for decades to come.
03/19/03
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