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Comments on MetaFilter post Carnival of SoulsSun, 19 Oct 2008 12:45:15 -0800Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:45:15 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Carnival of Souls
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herk_Harvey">Harold "Herk" Harvey</a>, a director of educational and industrial films for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centron_Corporation">Centron Corporation</a>, was driving through Utah when he spotted the derelict <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltair,_Utah">Saltair Resort</a> squatting on a mudded lakebed. The sight charged him with ideas, and when he returned home he recruited his Centron colleages and an unknown <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Hilligoss">method actress</a> to make a psychological horror movie. The atmospheric result, shot over three weeks at locations in Kansas and Utah, was 1962's <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/CarnivalofSouls"><em>Carnival of Souls</em></a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hrj6vcUK1A&feature=PlayList&p=CCE56A929BC429AB&index=0">Partially annotated YouTube version.</a>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080103192701/http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=63&eid=175§ion=essay">Archived Crit</a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070517144354/http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=63&eid=84§ion=essay">erion essays.</a>
<a href="http://criterioncollection.blogspot.com/2006/12/63-carnival-of-souls.html">Criterion Contraption essay.</a>
Some of Harvey's Centron shorts:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4CvoKDTR0">"Speech: Using Your Voice"</a> (1950)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXxrjnVE9A">"Cheating"</a> (1952)
<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4993644733111038750">"Why Study Industrial Arts?"</a> (1956)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLYUguo0uNM">"Shake Hands With Danger"</a> (1980)post:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:44:42 -0800IridiccarnivalofsoulsfilmhorrorcultfilmspsychologicalhorrorcentronindustrialfilmsherkharveycandacehilligosssaltairmoviescriterionindependentfilmBy: Iridic
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(Thanks to cog_nate for the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/65836/MST3K-The-Shorts">MST3K links</a>!)comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304615Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:45:15 -0800IridicBy: StickyCarpet
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That DVD was definitely worth the 99 cents I paid for it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304622Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:51:40 -0800StickyCarpetBy: The Whelk
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God I love this movie.
Thank you Centron!comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304636Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:00:34 -0800The WhelkBy: iwhitney
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He made Shake Hands With Danger? Fantastic! I had no idea. I love that film.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304637Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:00:43 -0800iwhitneyBy: jasper411
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I well remember being a kid watching Carnival late one night by myself and having the CRAP scared out of me by those moments when the actress seems to be invisible to everyone around her. That along with that creepy carnival. I'm sure it's very tame now, but that fear of just being ignored by everyone and not being able to get anyone's attention got into me in a very deep way back then.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304640Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:03:11 -0800jasper411By: iwhitney
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The Centron films also appear on the Internet Archive, should you want to want to see larger versions or download the videos.
<ul>
<li><a href='http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Centron%20AND%20collection%3Aprelinger'>All Centron Films</a></li><li><a href='http://www.archive.org/details/ShakeHan1970'>Shake Hands With Danger</a></li><li><a href='http://www.archive.org/details/Cheating1952'>Cheating</a></li>
</ul>comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304652Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:05:57 -0800iwhitneyBy: MarshallPoe
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Hey! I just saw "Carnival of Souls"! It's amazing! Herk did more with less than just about anyone I can name. If you get the DVD, make sure to watch the extra about Centron films. Lawrence, Kansas, Hollywood of the Midwest.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304831Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:52:00 -0800MarshallPoeBy: Katemonkey
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I ended up watching the first half of <em>Carnival of Souls</em> late one night on Film Four, and taped the rest to watch later.
And despite the several-days gap, it was still incredibly chilling.
Which makes it far more brilliant than any other horror movie I've seen in a long time.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2304845Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:19 -0800KatemonkeyBy: dr_dank
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<b>iwhitney</b>:<i>Cheating</i>
A Centron production! Although we got the idea from another company.... because we're cheating.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2305123Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:07:59 -0800dr_dankBy: sleepy pete
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Hmm, I remember putting an FPP together and finding that Herk was already on mefi. Oh well.
I love the movie as well, and love Lawrence a lot, so here's some more links (and sorry if any of these are in the criterion links, but it's all jacked up for me):
<a href="http://www.lawrence.com/news/2004/oct/25/carnivalofsouls/">2004 interview from lawrence.com</a> about the movie with a nice inset about where the action was filmed.
<a href="http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1989/carnivalofsouls.htm">Joe Bob Briggs weighs in on the movie</a>.
<a href="http://www.bmonster.com/profile18.html">Candace Hilligoss</a> interview.
A <a href="http://www.offscreen.com/biblio/pages/essays/carnival_of_souls/">decent essay</a> on the movie.
Also, Centron became Oldfather Studios, where the movie <a href="http://www.csathemovie.com/index2.html">C.S.A.</a> did sound (on the Herk Harvey soundstage) and editing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.75778-2306212Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:52:06 -0800sleepy pete
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