"Carnival of Souls" is about a woman who emerges from a very bad car accident alive. She is tormented with haunting images and an unusual longing to visit a mysterious long shut-down theme park. Soon realizes she is a sole survivor who is caught in between two worlds- the living and the dead. Extremely provocative- this film was once shunned off and finally reaching some of the attention it deserves (if you over-look the fact that it is still in the cheap $5.00 K-Mart Halloween Movie Specials section, and the fact that at one point it's name was unsuccessfully and stupidly changed to "Corridors of Evil", thankfully its now back to normal). "Carnival of Souls" is unique, with a end that is truely terrifying. Only hampered slightly by its lack of low budget. However its good to see that it doesn't have to take Special Effects to send genuine chills up your spine. But If only people could have really discovered this film sooner. Then just maybe we could have seen more of this style from the brilliant mind of "Carnival of Soul"'s director. WARNING: This movie only goes over truly well if you are an extreme open-minded Horror-buff... Otherwise its a toss-up.
Review of Carnival of Souls
