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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1962

Runtime1h 18m

StatusReleased

Budget$30,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Harcourt Productions

Centron Corporation

Movie

Carnival of Souls

1962

1h 18m

6.9

Horror

Mystery

Fantasy

Synopsis

Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

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