Carnival of Souls (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back!
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Blu-ray Details

  • Run Time: 1 hours, 18 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: July 12, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1962
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 9,422
...This black-belt cult item feels a lot like a vintage Twilight Zone episode...
USA Today
May 19, 1990
Rating: 3.5/4 -- One of those unique horror movies where the low budget, gritty footage and rough performances combine to create not only an unsettling atmosphere of dread but also a study of existential angst in the face of unimaginable horror. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Jul 16, 2016
...A genuinely creepy movie....In its own quietly lurid way, CARNIVAL OF SOULS is a sophisticated piece of character psychology...
Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 1990
Occasionally 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. Full Review
Variety
Sep 21, 2007
There isn't very much here to sustain interest. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Sep 21, 2007
Harvey leaves enough questions unanswered in this twilight zone to ensure that Carnival Of Souls enjoys a haunting afterlife in the viewer's mind. Full Review
Eye for Film
Mar 1, 2009
There is a nightmare quality to its best scenes, but the film is essentially a great half-hour Twilight Zone padded out to feature length. Full Review
Cinefantastique
Aug 14, 2010

Product Description:

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 young woman (Candace Hilligoss) is involved in a car crash when her car falls off a bridge while drag racing with some friends. After she pulls herself from the river, she moves to a new town to take a job as a church organist. Meanwhile, a distinctly eerie and hollow-faced man seems to be following her wherever she goes, while an abandoned lakeside amusement park beckons her with an almost gravitational pull. The effective organ score enhances the film to great effect, as do the bleak landscapes of Utah's salt flats.

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