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Carnival of Souls (1962) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Carnival of Souls (1962) a score of 2.8911 out of 4
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Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Television and the cinema have long had a strange, antagonistic relationship. When first introduced in the late 1940s, television posed a major threat to the monopoly the movies held on mass entertainment. Thus, the movies felt forced to evolve, which ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Damn Ted Turner and his colorization fetish of long ago. I'm sure that somehow, it precipitated events such as Carnival of Souls being presented in color, but thankfully, the original black-and-white is here too. After all, the Is it or isn't it ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
A cult classic that would have subtle yet meaningful influences on the horror genre for decades to come. ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)
If you're a lover of this film, break open your wallet and spring for the quintessential Criterion release. If you're looking for a bargain, skip over this one and spend the same ten bucks on Image Entertainment's release. The only thing that saves this ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Carnival of Souls" is an odd, obscure horror film that was made on a low budget in 1962 in Lawrence, Kan., and still has an intriguing power. Like a lost episode from "Twilight Zone," ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Mark Athitakis)filmcritic.com (Mark Athitakis)
Herk Harvey spent nearly his entire directing career toiling in the gratification-free world of corporate industrials and educational movies. (His first credit was a short about grammar titled Why Punctuate – which, you’ll notice, needs a ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at filmcritic.com (Mark Athitakis)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
demonstrates that the quality of scary filmmaking is not directly proportional to the size of the budget ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jeff Ulmer)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jeff Ulmer)
To review Carnival Of Souls, one needs to look at its history, something this disc does exceptionally well. The film was produced by a pair of industrial movie makers, one Herk Harvey (director) and his writing partner John Clifford who worked for ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jeff Ulmer)
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers From HellMutant Reviewers From Hell
A sole survivor of a crazy car accident relocateds and summons creepy silent demons via her new job, organ playing. ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Carnival of Souls (1962) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Images Movie JournalImages Movie Journal
Carnival of Souls is one of the finest low-budget horror movies of the '60s. Filmed by Herk Harvey in Lawrence, Kansas and Salt Lake City, Utah with a cast largely comprised of amateur actors, Carnival of Souls oozes atmosphere and paranoia. It gives us ...read the complete Carnival of Souls movie review at Images Movie Journal
 
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