Synopsis
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.
