CARNIVAL OF SOULS

Details

• Release Year: 1962
• Genre: Horror
• Plot: Herk Harvey's macabre masterpiece gained a cult following through late night television and has been bootlegged for years. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, Carnival of Souls was intended to have the 'look of a Bergman' and 'feel of a Cocteau,' and succeeds with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score. Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) survives a drag race in a rural Kansas town, then takes a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her to an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Criterion is proud to present the ultimate special edition of this eerily effective B-movie classic that continues to inspire filmmakers today.
• Cast: Candace Hilligoss; Frances Feist; Sidney Berger; Art Ellison; Stan Levitt; Tom McGinnis; Forbes Caldwell; Dan Palmquist; Bill de Jarnette; Steve Boozer; Pamela Ballard; Larry Sneegas; Cari Conboy; Karen Pyles; T.C. Adams; Sharon Scoville; Mary Ann Harris; Peter Schnitzler; Bill Sollner; Reza Badiyi; Ed Down; Herk Harvey; Wayne Shmille; John Clifford
• Director: Herk Harvey
• Runtime: 2:41
• Company: Harcourt Productions, Herts-Lion International, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie