
Movies that feel likeCarnival of Souls (1962)
If you loved Carnival of Souls, the closest films we have are The Uninvited (1944), Next of Kin (1982) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943). All three share Carnival of Souls' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968).
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If Carnival of Souls hit the spot, these will too

Both land dread and unease at once
The difference: Leans harder into romance than Carnival of Souls does

Twisty where it counts, dreamlike underneath
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1980s show

Both lean on dread more than on horror

Unsettling mystery in both cases

Fantasy built on twists, twice over
The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Carnival of Souls does

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that

Mystery with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Unsettling fantasy in both cases

Twisty horror, and it commits to that

Dreamlike mystery in both cases

The fantasy is handled with the same confidence

Horror of the same temperament
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