Carnival of Souls Explained

In 1961, Herk Harvey had been working as a director, writer and producer for educational film production company Centron for the past decade. One evening, when driving home from a shoot in Los Angeles, Harvey caught sight of the abandoned Saltair Pavilion on the outskirts of Salt Lake City...
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
2:27 Overview (SPOILERS)
4:29 Analysis
8:28: Mary and Ben (Night of the Living Dead)
9:20 Conclusion and legacy
References
www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
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Media
Watch Carnival of Souls here: • Carnival of Souls (196...
Herk Harvey introduction: • Herk Harvey Introduction
Cast reunion: • Carnival of Souls Cast...
Interview with Herk Harvey: • Interview with Carniva...
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[@sharonbrecht8872]

What a great explanation of The Carnaval of Souls. You have really delved into the eerie atmosphere. I enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was really well done and the imagery was quite haunting.

[@screensirenchannel]

Why thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed ☺

[@FirstmaninRome]

great video, right to the point

[@neilcoligan8621]

When I was growing up in the late sixties and early seventies Carnival of Souls was a staple of the movies shown either late at night or by local station Horror Hosts such as Sir Graves Ghastly in Detroit where most of the television I saw originated. The abandoned carnival is definitely the star enhancing and anchoring the actions of the human participants.

[@strangeinvisible2012]

Excellent insightful review

[@screensirenchannel]

Thank you!

[@Spractral]

Subscribed just for your voice...

[@rayortiz313]

Interesting point about the theme, I always thought it was a little bit of both. She "deserves" her fate for rejecting religion but also for being a woman independent enough to make that decision for herself. There's even a line about her being headstrong/stubborn. One of my fave horror flicks, but definitely has a conservative theme under the hood, as a lot of old horror movies do.

[@seanramsdell4117]

Night of the Living Dead was shot in Pennsylvania

[@Joe-mc7ze]

Love this movie!! Great video!!🎉

[@screensirenchannel]

Me too! Thanks a lot ☺

[@FirstmaninRome]

my favorite horror, saw it on pay per view during the release in 87 or so at 15, really struck me hard in the middle of the day as literally me. Had a dream about bear chasing me , a pet bear that a gf had in the dream, and I was shutting all kinds of pocket doors, the bear ran through them, the bnb in Lawrence, she stays at has all kinds of pocket doors, I 'm sure that's where it came from, and this was Last NIght. women with bears are dangerous

[@screensirenchannel]

It's my favourite too! Thanks for watching ☺

[@lynnpehrson8826]

I don't know how it would have been interpreted at the time, but john linden made the movie much creepier, making a feeling of vulnerability and alienation very real.
Night of the living dead was accidentally anti-racist, romero said the race of role wasn't written into the script, and he chose not to alter the script after casting.
Dawn of the dead, however had to have been a conscious decision.
I think it's cool that movies can do that, reflect reality in a way the may not have been intended.

[@screensirenchannel]

Well said! Unintended readings of films is always super interesting.

[@nazarene5638]

Awesome video. Great depth of information and anlaysis for one of my favorite movies.

[@screensirenchannel]

I'm so glad you enjoyed! This is one of my all-time favourites too.

[@seanramsdell4117]

Gene Moore was one of the few African American musicians to get credit on a film at that time especially on COS

[@screensirenchannel]

I absolutely love his work, perfect for the film!

[@mars-jr5uu]

Hii screen siren 😊