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Carnival of Souls

1962 · 78 min · Director: Herk Harvey ★ IMDb 7 · 31,904 ratings

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Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

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Carnival of Souls (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
25%Anxiety
20%Tension
  1. Fear35%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Confusion10%
  5. Disturbing10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension58 %50 %38 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity50 %39 %43 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity38 %28 %38 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity31 %24 %30 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity33 %23 %30 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity39 %28 %34 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Tension41 %34 %34 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity36 %29 %31 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity40 %30 %35 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension55 %41 %49 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity60 %38 %57 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 45′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy37 %30 %22 %8 %
67.5 %≈ 53′Sympathy43 %35 %24 %8 %
72.5 %≈ 57′Sympathy51 %45 %30 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension57 %53 %35 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension60 %55 %36 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 68′Tension73 %68 %43 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 72′Fear80 %74 %50 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing77 %68 %55 %65 %

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Cast

CH
Candace Hilligoss

HH
Herk Harvey

SB
Sidney Berger

FF
Frances Feist

AE
Art Ellison

AE
Art Ellison

Minister

SL
Stan Levitt

TM
Tom McGinnis

FC
Forbes Caldwell

DP
Dan Palmquist

Bd
Bill de Jarnette

SB
Steve Boozer

Chip the Man at Juke Box

PB
Pamela Ballard

Dress Sales Lady

LS
Larry Sneegas

Drag Racer

CC
Cari Conboy

Lake Zombie

KP
Karen Pyles

Dress Store Customer

TA
T.C. Adams

Dancing Zombie

SS
Sharon Scoville

Mary's Girlfriend

MA
Mary Ann Harris

Mary's Girlfriend

PS
Peter Schnitzler

A Walking Corpse

BS
Bill Sollner

Lake Zombie

Details

Directed by
Herk Harvey
Written by
Herk Harvey, John Clifford
Type
Movies
Released
1962
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 31,904 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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