A young woman in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En-route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have “the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau”—and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following through late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today.
Release Information:
- Original Release Year: 1962
- Studio/Distributor: The Criterion Collection
Feature Presentation:
- Genre: Horror, Indie
- Audio: Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles: English
Special Features:
- New, restored 4K digital transfer
- Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Selected-scene audio commentary featuring director Herk Harvey and screenwriter John Clifford
- New interview with comedian and writer Dana Gould
- New video essay by film critic David Cairns
- The Movie That Wouldn’t Die! – documentary on the 1989 reunion of the film’s cast and crew
- The Carnival Tour – 2000 exploration of the film’s locations
- Excerpts from movies made by the Centron Corporation
- Deleted scenes
- Outtakes, accompanied by Gene Moore’s organ score
- History of the Saltair Resort in Salt Lake City
- Trailer
- Essay by writer and programmer Kier-La Janisse
Technical Specifications:
- Format: Blu-ray
- Region: FREE
Cast & Crew:
- Director: Herk Harvey
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