Carnival of Souls fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score and sound design
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Carnival of Souls is terrifying and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout score and sound design
Look and sound: the score and sound design stand out.
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Carnival of Souls is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Brew in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 87%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 18 min
Carnival of Souls runs 1 h 18 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Carnival of Souls higher (87) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+125GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Carnival of Souls in 139 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 57 storytelling tropes for Carnival of Souls, including Be Careful What You Wish For, Alone in a Crowd, Parental Abandonment.
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