Night of the Living Dead/Carnival of Souls

Starring:Night of the Living Dead, Carnival of Souls
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Carnival of the dead

Night of the Living Dead/Carnival of Souls
Starring: Night of the Living Dead , and Carnival of Souls
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Night of the Living Dead

ASIN: B00008XEOT
Release Date: 2002-05-28

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Carnival of the dead.......2006-07-20

Cult horror movies are the like zombies -- they don't die, but stick around giving chills to whomever encounters them. And two excellent ones are in this collection: zombie frightfest "Night of the Living Dead," and atmospheric "Carnival of Souls." Warning: Do not watch after dark.

"Night of the Living Dead" starts when a crashed satellite starts emitting radiation, which causes the dead to rise out of their graves to devour the living. Barbara (Judith O'Dea) is visiting a grave with her brother -- when suddenly a shambling, dead-faced man murders him, and chases her down the road to a farmhouse.

But she's not alone -- a kindly man named Ben (Duane Jones), a young couple, and a family are also hiding there. The refugees barricade themselves for protection -- but now there are hundreds of zombies closing in. They must fight with fire and their wits... but it may not be enough.

"Carnival of Souls" was Herk Harvey's one and only horror film, despite making a lot of educational ones. Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) and her two pals agree to a car race -- but are run off the road. Mary survives, emerges from the water, and walks to the nearby town to begin her new job as a church organist,

But something about the town -- and herself -- is horribly wrong. She seems to be haunted by a creepy, ghoulish man, and her personality has become distant. What's weirder, she has become obsessed by a pavilion and is seeing feverish hallucinations. These visions hold the key to what happened to her on the day of the crash...

Both movies are excellent examples of their own genre, made on shoestring budgets with unknown actors, but which became classics of the genre. George A. Romero created the blueprint for zombie movies, while Harvey's only fictional movie is a Poe-esque suspense film, full of dreamy suspense.

Romero creates a nightmarish, claustrophobic atmosphere in his movie, where no matter where you go, you're trapped -- and the humans might kill you if the zombies don't. Harvey has the opposite effect, with his empty carnies and stretches of featureless plains -- here there is plenty of space, but it's empty and soulless.

But one thing they have in common is total originality and eerie cinematography, whether feeling like a dream or a nightmare. And each movie has a twist ending -- "Carnival's" is a twist that is slowly built up to, and experienced moviegoers will see coming, while "Night's" is a shocking one, but reflective of the violent times when it was filmed.

Duane Jones is the heroic one in "Night," as well as being the strongest performance -- his Ben is not perfect, and has his own secrets, but he is quick to action and very intelligent. Considering this was made in 1968, points go to Romero for having an African-American hero. Hilgoss has a slightly less compelling performance, but that is because Mary herself is detached from the world around her. Her fear and confusion feel very real.

Two eerie horror movies, with little money and lots of talent. "Night of the Living Dead" and "Carnival of Souls" are must-haves for fans of classic, groundbreaking horror.

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Excellent quality DVD for the price

Night of the Living Dead/Carnival of Souls
Starring: Double Feature
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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Excellent quality DVD for the price.......2002-09-18

I bought this DVD because I already loved Night Of The Living Dead, and I was curious about Carnival, never having seen that one before. There are numerous editions of NOTLD available, but some are more costly and have only that movie on it. This particular disc has one movie on each side. The video quality of Night OF..is very good, limited film artifacts and crisp and well-defined black and white image. The sound is (of course) in mono, but it is like that even on the more pricier versions, however, and is still very clear sounding. Good Times did this classic a great service by making this classic sound and look great. Thank you .
Carnival Of Souls, however, did not fair so well. The video isnt all that bad. There are some visual artifacts and it does get slightly fuzzy in a few places...nothing to really take any veiwing pleasure away, though. The sound is obviously dubbed in places, mainly in the beginning; I am not sure if other releases of this film have the same dubbing since this is the first time that I've seen it. But, other than the one scene with the less-than-great dialogue, the sound quality is good. For what they are asking for the movie, this is basically a steal. Two great classics for one low price...you can't go wrong!

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3 Greatest Horror Classics of All Time
Starring: Night of the Living Dead , Carnival of Souls , and the Sat
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Cinema Classics-Greatest Horror Classics of All Time, 3 Movies

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Cinema Classics-Greatest Horror Classics of All Time, 3 Movies

Manufacturer: Dart Distributing, LLC
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Night of the Living Dead
Carnival of Souls
Satanic Rites of Dracula

ASIN: B000NURFXM

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Night of the Living Dead-1968, B+W, 90 min, starring Judith O'Dea, Russell Streiner, Duane Jones, rated 18 Carnival of Souls-1962, B+W, 80 min, starring Candice Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, PG Satanic Rites of Dracula-1973, color, 81 min, starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, rated R

Horror Movies (9 Pack) Ghosts on the Loose, the Bat, Elvira's Haunted Hills,house on a Haunted Hill, the Little Shop of Horrors, Kingdom of the Spiders, Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead, Jack the Giant Killer

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Horror Movies (9 Pack) Ghosts on the Loose, the Bat, Elvira's Haunted Hills,house on a Haunted Hill, the Little Shop of Horrors, Kingdom of the Spiders, Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead, Jack the Giant Killer

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