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Rating of
3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 11/12/2023
The only thing about "Carnival of Souls" that can be felt more than its influence on modern horror is the spine-tingling sense of atmosphere and fright that it weaves like a web to the sound of its haunting musical score.
Rating of
2.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 10/09/2013
An odd creeper. I would classify this as more of a surreal experience that contains some horror elements. The overall mysterious nature drew me in and I found most of the film to be... interesting. That's really all I can fathom for 'Carnival of Souls'. It's focus is less on story/character and more on heavy ambiguity. The sort-of twist ending is easily predicted, but it's the way I preferred the film should end.
Rating of
2.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/03/2012
A different kind of horror - follows a young women who miraculously survives a car accident and begins to have strange visions of creepy, old dude. It's hard to compare this to anything else, because it really is its own monster. Interesting, though a bit dated - still effective, though.
Rating of
2/4
Allison - wrote on 07/04/2009
To say this is a strange low budget film would be the greatest underexaggeration ever. This film was out of this world, a little bit like Night of the Living Dead. Apparently it is public domain, because the film company who had the rights went under and the rights were never renewed or something like that!
Rating of
2/4
CJP - wrote on 10/26/2008
Action: 1/3 + Comedy: 1/2 + Good vs Evil: 1/1 + Love/Sex: 0.5/1 + Special Effects: 0.5/1 + Plot: 1/1 + Music: 1/1 = 6/10 or 60%. If one ever wonders where the inspiration for the Sixth Sense came from cinematically then look no further. This film though was shot for a total of $30,000.00 in Kansas and the lack of funding is reflected in the acting and virtually no special effects. The originality of the plot give it some historical relevance, but it does not stand the test of time too well at all.
