Carnival of Souls 07/16 Blu-ray (Rental)

A young woman in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack - Selected-scene audio commentary featuring director Herk Harvey and screenwriter John Clifford - New interview with comedian and writer Dana Gould - New video essay by film critic David Cairns - The Movie That Wouldn t Die!, a documentary on the 1989 reunion of the film s cast and crew - The Carnival Tour, a 2000 update on the film s locations - Excerpts from movies made by the Centron Corporation, an industrial film company based in Lawrence, Kansas, that once employed Harvey and Clifford - Deleted scenes - Outtakes, accompanied by Gene Moore s organ score - History of the Saltair Resort in Salt Lake City, where key scenes in the film were shot - Trailer - PLUS: An essay by writer and programmer Kier-La Janisse