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Carnival of Souls (1962)
American independent horror film.
Mary Henry is a young woman whose life is disturbed after a traumatic car accident. After relocating to a new city, she finds herself unable to blend in with the locals, and becomes drawn to the pavilion of an abandoned carnival.
Carnival of Souls was filmed in three weeks on location in Lawrence, Kansas and Salt Lake City, Utah. Director Harvey also appears in the film as a ghoulish stranger who stalks her throughout.
Carnival of Souls went largely unnoticed by critics upon its initial release and received “delayed acclaim” in the ensuing decades, with numerous arthouse screenings in 1989 in conjunction with the Halloween season.
It has since become regarded by many film schools as a classic, often praised for its lighting and sound design, in which “sight and sound come together… in a horrifying way.”
| Directed by | Herk Harvey |
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| Produced by | Herk Harvey |
| Written by | John Clifford |
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| Starring | Candace Hilligoss Sidney Berger |
| Music by | Gene Moore |
| Cinematography | Maurice Prather |
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Harcourt Productions
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| Distributed by | Herts-Lion International Corp. |
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Running time
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $33,000 |
