Carnival of Souls

October 8th, 2009 Horror, REVIEWS Ryan Brlecic

By Ryan Brlecic

One decision, one element, one fact and the world around you can suddenly become a very different place. John le Carre said it best, “Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”

This is the world Mary (Candace Hilligoss) inhabits as the film unfolds. A world that looks just like ours –too similar in fact, but yet different underneath. As Mary moves through it in moments seemingly unseen and unheard, she interacts with a tree and the singing of a resident bird sounds; this is our reality and it seems to exclude her.

Director Herk Harvey gives you a portrait of America that appears to be the picture of normalcy and yet still you cannot help but feel that something is wrong. This is the granddaddy of American Horror film-making (as well as independent film-making). Upon watching you should not be surprised to feel that the character of “Mary” is somehow related to “Barbara” from Night of the living Dead or possibly the great aunt of “Laurie Strode” from Halloween. Shot for next to nothing by a director who never made another film, CARNIVAL OF SOULS specializes cold thrills that show brightly in black and white This is a film that you need to see.

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Ryan Brlecic

Ryan Brlecic is a freelance illustrator/ graphic designer based in Cleveland, OH. He is responsible for visuals / content on The Red Circle. His formative years included ironman stretches of comic book reading and movie watching. His current years include attempting to engage in ironman stretches of movies, comics, and illustrations. This is normally thwarted by the raising of his arch-nemesis-in-training daughter. Along with his freelance work and The Red Circle, he is also creating DISENFRANCHISED, his first comic series.

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