4/4/09

Carnival Of Souls

One of these days I have to review The Criterion Collection version of the 1962 horror film Carnival Of Souls. Made by industrial commercial film maker Herk Harvey, it plays like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone, and shows what good ideas and ingenuity can do to overcome a low budget. Its influence on George Romero, the Hammer films, and works by Dario Argento and Mario Bava, are obvious.

Here is the full film, 82 minutes. there are several cuts, ranging between 72 and almost 90 minutes:



And here is the trailer:



The best part has to be the libidinous neighbor of lovely Mary Henry. In the trailer you can see him peeping her through a keyhole. Cheesy, but deeper than far more pretentious films.