Carnival of souls film is odd, obscure horror flickAdded on 12/24/2005 to Articles Directory / Entertainment / Carnivals / Carnival of souls
The "Carnival of Souls" film is an odd, obscure horror flick that was made on a low budget in 1962 in Lawrence, Kan., and still has an intriguing power. The movie is being revived in art houses around the country for Halloween, and it's possible that it plays better today than when it was released. It's impossible to know whether this movie was seen by such directors as David Lynch or George Romero. But in the way it shows the horror beneath the surface of placid small-town life, it suggests "Blue Velvet," and a shot of dead souls at an abandoned amusement park reminded me of the lurching undead in "Night of the Living Dead."
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