USA, 1998
87m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, English
An American horror film directed by Adam Grossman.
Plot Summary
At the age of 11, Alex Grant sees his mother being raped and murdered by the carnival clown Louis Seagram. Years later, Alex works with her younger sister Sandra Grant in their mother’s old business, the Mermaid Inn. Louis suddenly returns and attacks Alex and her car ends up in the sea. She swims ashore to find that she can no longer sort fact from fiction.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Adam Grossman
© 1998 Trimark Pictures, Inc.
A Michael Meltzer, Trimark Pictures production. Produced in association with Chicagowest Entertainment
Executive Producers: Wes Craven, Mark Amin
Co-executive Producer: Anthony Hickox
Produced by: Michael Meltzer, Lisa Harrison, Peter Soby Jr
Co-producer: Phillip B. Goldfine
Line Producer: Lansing Parker
Written for the Screen by: Adam Grossman
Based Upon the Motion Picture “Carnival of Souls” Written by: John Clifford
Based Upon the Motion Picture “Carnival of Souls” Produced and Directed by: Herk Harvey
Director of Photography: Christopher Baffa
Film Editor: David Handman
Music by: Andrew Rose
Sound Mixer: Jason Maltz
Costume Designer: Michele Michel
Key Make-up: Susan Reiner
Key Hair: Lori Baker
Special Effects Make-Up by: Mixon & Ellis FX
Mechanical Special Effects: Ultimate Effects
Special Effects Coordinator: David Waine
Production Designer: Aaron Osborns
Casting by: Betsy Fels
Cast
Bobbie Phillips (Alex Grant)
Larry Miller (Louise Seagram)
Cleavant Derricks (Sid)
Paul Johansson (Michael)
Anna Kristin McKown (Elaine)
Henry G. Sanders (Officer Soby)
Raquel Beaudene (young alex)
Robert A. Lasardo (Candyman)
Shawnee Smith (Sandra Grant)
Brendan Thomas Dillion (Henry)
Tiffanie Ann Taylor (young Sandra)
Joseph S. Griffo (photographer)
Mark Paskell (clown)
Ellen Albertini Dow (Mrs Meltzer)
Andrew Craig (worker)
Michael Phenicie (Dr Goldfine)
Wendy Worthington (receptionist)
Brent Hinkley, Sidney Berger (cops)
Alternative Titles
Carnaval de almas – Venezuela
El carnaval de las almas – Spain
Le Carnaval des âmes – France, Canada (French)
Circo del terror – Mexico
A Feira das Almas – Portugal
La fira de les ànimes – Spain (Catalan)
Kuolleiden karnevaali – Finland
Lelkek karneválja – Hungary
O naos tou tromou – Greece
Parque Macabro – Brazil
Wes Craven Presenta: Carnaval de las Almas – Argentina
Wes Craven Presents Carnival of Souls
Wes Craven’s Carnival of Souls – Germany
Карнавал душ – Russia
Links
Remake of
Carnival of Souls (1962)
References
Periodicals
- Cinefantastique vol.31 no.5 (May 1999) pp.48-51, 60 – illustrated interview with Larry Miller and Sidney Berger (Carnival of Souls the remake by Mitch Persons)
- Fangoria no.171 (April 1998) pp.36-39, 80 – illustrated article (A new ticket to Carnival of Souls by Anthony C. Ferrante)
- Fangoria no.184 (July 1999) p.34 – illustrated review (The video eye of Dr Cyclops)
- Sight and Sound vol.9 no.3 (March 1999) p.61 – video review (Video: Rental premiere by Danny Leigh)
Books
- Horror Films of the 1990s by John Kenneth Muir pp.589-591 – credits, review
- House of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse pp. 239, 259, 387
