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Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

You'll shriek with horror!…as you watch his victims take a diabolical roller-coaster ride to bloody death

19735.41h 14m

Overview

After a young man goes missing at a run-down local amusement park, his family take jobs there in an effort to uncover what happened to him and, in the process, meet a cadre of unsettling characters.

Directed by Christopher Speeth
Written by Werner Liepolt
Produced by Richard Grosser, Walker Stuart
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Top Cast

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Janine Carazo

Vena

J

Jerome Dempsey

Blood

Daniel Dietrich

Daniel Dietrich

Malatesta

Lenny Baker

Lenny Baker

Sonja

Hervé Villechaize

Hervé Villechaize

Bobo

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William Preston

Sticker

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Paul Hostetler

Mr. Norris

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Betsy Henn

Mrs. Norris

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Chris Thomas

Kit

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Paul Townsend

Johnny

Themes & Keywords

monsterdwarfcarnivalpsychedelicsghoul

About Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood is a horror film released in 1973 exploring themes of monster, dwarf, carnival, psychedelics, ghoul. Directed by Christopher Speeth, it stars Janine Carazo, Jerome Dempsey, Daniel Dietrich. After a young man goes missing at a run-down local amusement park, his family take jobs there in an effort to uncover what happened to him and, in the process, meet a cadre of unsettling characters.

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