Carnival of Souls (1962)

Carnival of Souls (1962)

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Mary Henry is enjoying the day by riding around in a car with two friends. When challenged to a drag, the women accept, but are forced off of a bridge. It appears that all are drowned, until Mary, quite some time later, amazingly emerges from the river. After recovering, Mary accepts a job in a new town as a church organist, only to be dogged by a mysterious phantom figure that seems to reside in an old run-down pavilion. It is here that Mary must confront the personal demons of her spiritual insouciance.

Director: Herk Harvey (directed)
Writers: John Clifford (written), Herk Harvey (story)
Stars: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger

Taglines
She Escaped Death. Now It Wants Her Back!

Trivia
According to director Herk Harvey, one reel of footage for the film was ruined during processing. He said it was a long series of shots that was supposed to take place just before Mary sees the "souls" dancing in the ballroom. In the shots the ghouls were supposed to slowly appear from behind the rotting dock pylons on the salt flats and slowly walk across the prairie to the ballroom, where they would begin to dance. Sadly, the footage was overexposed during processing and couldn't be included in the film.

Goofs
When Mary picks up to drink the coffee Mrs. Thomas gave her, the mug is full. Very next shot, right before she sips it, it's empty.

Quotes
Mary Henry: It's funny... the world is so different in the daylight. In the dark, your fantasies get so out of hand. But in the daylight everything falls back into place again.

Crazy credits
The opening credits fade in and out, scattered across the footage of the flowing river.

Alternate versions
When originally released in 1962, the distributors cut four minutes from the film making it only 80 minutes long. When the film was rereleased in 1989, the filmmakers restored the four minutes and 84 minutes is the official, complete running time.

Connections
Edited into People Who Die Mysteriously in Their Sleep (2004)