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Carnival of Souls (1962) (Sp)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303998701
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6303998704
Label: Rhino / Wea
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: February 20, 1996
Running Time: 76 minutes
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
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Editorial Review:
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.
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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
Rating: - gotta love the oldies
if you are a fan of oldies horror, this is a must purchase. the two films go well together for a double feature of horror
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