Carnival of Souls (1962) | Directed by Herk Harvey - Full Movie

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.

Carnival of Souls is a 1962 American independent horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young woman whose life is disturbed after a car accident. She relocates to a new city, where she finds herself unable to assimilate with the locals, and becomes drawn to the pavilion of an abandoned carnival. Director Harvey also appears in the film as a ghoulish stranger who stalks her throughout.

Filmed in Lawrence, Kansas and Salt Lake City, Carnival of Souls was shot on a budget of $33,000, and Harvey employed various guerrilla filmmaking techniques to finish the production. It was Harvey's only feature film, and did not gain widespread attention when originally released as a double feature with The Devil's Messenger in 1962.

Directed by: Herk Harvey
Written by: John Clifford
Story by: Uncredited: Herk Harvey, John Clifford
Produced by: Herk Harvey
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger
Cinematography: Maurice Prather
Edited by: Dan Palmquist, Bill de Jarnette
Music by: Gene Moore
Production company: Harcourt Productions
Distributed by: Herts-Lion International Corp.
Release date: September 26, 1962
Running time: 80 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $33,000