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Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls

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19983.71h 23m

Overview

A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

Directed by Adam Grossman
Written by John Clifford, Adam Grossman
Produced by Michael L. Meltzer
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Bobbie Phillips

Bobbie Phillips

Alex Grant

Shawnee Smith

Shawnee Smith

Sandra Grant

Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Michael

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

Louis Seagram

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Sid

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Officer Soby

Brendan Dillon

Brendan Dillon

Henry

A

Anna K. McKown

Elaine

Raquel Beaudene

Raquel Beaudene

Young Alex

T

Tiffanie Ann Taylor

Young Sandra

Themes & Keywords

carnivalremakeevil clown

About Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls is a horror, thriller film released in 1998 exploring themes of carnival, remake, evil clown. Directed by Adam Grossman, it stars Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith, Paul Johansson. A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

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