Honestly, why do horror filmmakers invest in monster effects: all you need is Herk Harvey in a suit with pale facepaint and bags under his eyes; it's terrifying every time!
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And done! Here's my new Candace Hilligoss art in celebration of tonight's Halloween presentation of Carnival of Souls! Gonna draw George A. Romero during Night of the Living Dead when it starts at 3 A.M. EST!
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"It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin ..."
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The Saltair Pavilion where Carnival of Souls was filmed is on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake, which is where all of the sea monkeys come from!
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George A. Romero said in an interview that Carnival of Souls was a major inspiration for Night of the Living Dead. Feel like both auteurs are phenomenally capable of getting more scares than their money's worth out of some cheap pale face paint!
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Beginning to think that "The Man" in Carnival of Souls was some supernatural Mormon entity punishing Candace for drinking all of that coffee in Utah!
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If you looked when Candace was adjusting the radio, you can notice the Civil Defense logos marked on the radio dial, as was the case with all radios made during this period of the Cold War.
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Getting started on a new drawing of Candace Hilligoss for one of my favorite indie horror classics, Carnival of Souls!
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"One and only directorial credit for Herk Harvey" my ass! HE DIRECTED SHAKE HANDS WITH DANGER, the Citizen Kane of Safety Films, dammit!
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Despite its sensationalist pulpy title and #ColdWar premise, Jack Arnold's adaptation of the #RichardMatheson novel is an existentialist treatise.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) plays with the understanding of what it means to be acknowledged as a human, and one's place in the world. The story is told through the eyes of the titular Shrinking Man – Scott Carey – who after being exposed to strange fog, finds himself increasingly lost in this world.
A slice of teenage bravura is just enough for a couple of kids to #dare each other to a drag race. Hours after the car of one of them plunges from a bridge into the murky waters below, Mary Henry resurfaces.
Carnival of Souls was Herk Harvey sole feature length #film. He's much better known – albeit mostly uncredited – for his short PSAs including Halloween Safety, ruining your kids' favourite holiday since 1977, and Shake Hands With Danger (1980). You don't have to tell Three Finger Joe about taking no risks.