Made in 1962 on an extremely low budget, Herk Harvey's classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS has become legendary for it's ability to create a tensely creepy atmosphere with virtually no special effects. A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) is involved in a car crash when her car falls off a bridge while drag racing with some friends. After she pulls herself from the river, she moves to a new town to take a job as a church organist. Meanwhile, a distinctly eerie and hollow-faced man seems to be following her wherever she goes, while an abandoned lakeside amusement park beckons her with an almost gravitational pull. The effective organ score enhances the film to great effect, as do the bleak landscapes of Utah's salt flats.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseFeatures Disc 1:Documentary on the 1989 Reunion of Cast and CrewRare Outtakes Accompanied by Gene Moore's Organ ScoreTheatrical TrailerIluustrated History of the Saltair in Salt Lake CityTHE CARNIVAL TOUR: Video Update on the Film's LocationsFeatures Disc 2:Extended Director's CutAudio Commentary by Screenwriter John Clifford and Late Director Herk HarveyExcerpts From Films Made by the Centron Corporation and Industrial Film CompanyEssay on the History of Centron from MENTAL HYGIENE, Ken Smith's Book on
Industrial and Educational FilmmakingTom Weaver's Printed Interviews with Harvey, Clifford, and Star Candace Hillgloss
(Illustrated with Vintage Photos and Memorabilia)
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