Sunday, September 23, 2007

Movie review - "Carnival of Lost Souls" (1963) ***

Low budget film shot in middle America which has developed a cult. The sort of movie that suits being made for nothing - deserted streets, creepy pavilion that has been shut down, the religious overtones. The most effective moments are the sightings of the "dead" - in window reflections, along the streets, etc. Genuinely creepy - even if when you think about it the Twilight Zone would do this sort of story in 30 minutes instead of dragging it out to a feature (but then you could saithe same thing about The Sixth Sense). Acting is a bit wonky.

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