Carnival of Souls (Album), Musikalbum der US-amerikanischen Rockband Kiss aus dem Jahr 1997 Carnival of Souls (Band) , Gelsenkirchener Indierockband Dies ist eine Begriffsklärungsseite zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe. Criterion has always been a film lover’s dream, and they've done a wonderful job with this set. In terms of history, this is the closed thing you'll ever come to a book put onto DVD. Initially released in drive-in theaters in 1962, Carnival opened to a limited audience as part of a double feature, but it left an indelible mark on those who did see it, like director George A. Romero. One of those is the horror film Carnival of Souls from 1962. At the time of writing this review, every version of CARNIVAL OF SOULS available to stream on Amazon Prime is the director’s cut…a version that includes more … They even found a way to put a dead man on a commentary track. I certainly had never heard of this piece, and I'd wager quite a few others had no inkling of it existence as well. Now that's the stuff. If you guys are convincing enough I might just grab both. It wasn’t until 1989 that the film finally had a proper revival and was given a theatrical release in New York, establishing it as one of the most influential horror films of its time. Obviously, the movie remains very obscure, but its fame has definitely increased because of its association with Criterion. Should I pick up Diabolique or Carnival of Souls? Carnival of Souls: Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray] (1962) Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (July 28, 2016) When Criterion releases a film, that movie tends to get a form of “automatic credibility”. The following outtakes from CARNIVAL OF SOULS are presented with composer Gene Moore’s original organ score. CARNIVAL OF SOULS’s real unease comes whenever the startlingly strange Candace Hilligoss—part gorgeous, neurasthenic Hitchcock blonde, part gangly Vanessa Redgrave-as … Everything is covered. 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. Skip to main content Classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the Criterion Collection.