Carnival of Souls (Criterion Collection) (2-DVD)

She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back!
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • 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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User Ratings: 9,422
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
Carnival of Souls works well enough as chill-up-the-spine cinema. Full Review
Washington Post
Jan 1, 2000
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
The mesmerising power of the carnival and dance-hall sequences far outweighs the corniness of the awkward intimate scenes. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
Rating: 3/4 -- It depends on crisp black-and-white photography, atmosphere and surprisingly effective acting. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 8/10 -- What is amazing about the film CARNIVAL OF SOULS is that the cheap budget works so much in its favor. There is little unreal to get between the actors and the viewer. Full Review
Mark Leeper's Reviews
Jun 28, 2013
...Cult horror....Carries an eerie chill...
New York Times
Jul 19, 1989

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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