Carnival of Souls (1998 film)

Carnival of Souls (also billed as Wes Craven Presents 'Carnival of Souls') is a 1998 horror film, a remake of Herk Harvey's 1962 horror film of the same name, although it has very little in common with the story of the original. It stars Bobbie Phillips and comedian Larry Miller, and was directed by Adam Grossman and Ian Kessner. It was executive produced by Wes Craven.^[1] The tagline for the film was: "Enter at your own risk! Enter if you dare."

Plot

Although this film is a remake of 1962's Carnival of Souls, it bears little resemblance to the original aside from the ending. This film centers on Alex Grant (Bobbie Phillips) who witnesses a carnival clown named Louis Seagram (Larry Miller) raping and murdering her mother on January 24, 1977. Twenty years later, Seagram returns after being released from prison and attacks Alex in her car. She drives the car into the river, and as she struggles back to shore she has hallucinations of Seagram and the same carnival where she met him. Alex is then drawn into a ghoulish game of cat and mouse with Seagram at the carnival.

Cast

• Bobbie Phillips as Alex Grant
• Shawnee Smith as Sandra Grant
• Larry Miller as Louis Seagram
• Paul Johansson as Michael
• Cleavant Derricks as Sid
• Henry G. Sanders as Officer Soby
• Brendan Dillon as Henry
• Anna K. McKown as Elaine
• Raquel Beaudene as Young Alex
• Tiffanie Ann Taylor as Young Sandra
• Joseph S. Griffo as Photographer
• Robert LaSardo as Candyman
• Mark Paskell as Clown
• Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Meltzer
• Andrew Craig as Worker

Release and reception

Box office

Carnival of Souls was released on August 21, 1998 on a limited theatrical run, and eventually came direct-to-video in the United States and other territories.

Critical

The film received negative reviews from critics, and holds a 20% on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]

References

External links

• Carnival of Souls at the Internet Movie Database
• Carnival of Souls at Rotten Tomatoes
• Carnival of Souls at FEARnet