Carnival of Souls (1962)

19621h 18mdir. Herk HarveyEnglish subtitlesUnited Stateshorror filmpsychological horror fiction

Note: this print runs 78 minutes against a recorded 84 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Candace Hilligoss, Art Ellison, Herk Harvey

Directed by Herk Harvey

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Carnival of Souls is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young woman whose life is disturbed after a car accident. She relocates to a new city, where she finds herself unable to assimilate with the locals, and becomes drawn to the pavilion of an abandoned carnival. Herk Harvey also appears in the film as a ghoulish stranger who stalks her throughout. The film is set to an organ score by Gene Moore.

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