REEL ODDITIES: CARNIVAL OF SOULS

October 2, 16, 23 & 30, 2024
Reel Oddities: Carnival of Souls
A young woman in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have “the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau”—and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today.
Dir: Herk Harvey / 1962 / US / 78 min

SCREENING: WED 10/2 7PM; WED 10/16 7PM; WED 10/23 7PM; WED 10/30 7PM