Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following through late night television and has been bootlegged for years. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, Carnival of Souls was intended to have the “look of a Bergman” and “feel of a Cocteau,” and succeeds with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score. Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) survives a drag race in a rural Kansas town, then takes a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her to an abandoned lakeside pavilion.
Candace Hilligoss | Mary Henry | |
Frances Feist | Mrs. Thomas, Landlady | |
Sidney Berger | John Linden | |
Art Ellison | Minister | |
Stan Levitt | Dr. Samuels | |
Tom McGinnis | Organ Factory Boss |
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