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06/05/1973 Horror 1h 14m
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You'll shriek with horror!…as you watch his victims take a diabolical roller-coaster ride to bloody death

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.

  1. Christopher Speeth

    Director

  2. Werner Liepolt

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Janine Carazo

    Vena

  2. Jerome Dempsey

    Blood

  3. Daniel Dietrich

    Malatesta

  4. Lenny Baker

    Sonja

  5. Hervé Villechaize

    Bobo

  6. William Preston

    Sticker

  7. Paul Hostetler

    Mr. Norris

  8. Betsy Henn

    Mrs. Norris

  9. Chris Thomas

    Kit

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-12-15
**_Artistic no-budget flick shot at a near defunct carnival north of Philly_**

Shot in late 1970, but not released until the spring of 1973, this indie combines elements of “Carnival of Souls” and “Night of the Living Dead” with bits reminiscent of “The Mansion of Madness,” aka "Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon.”

There is a sense of low-budget macabre artistry with the amusement park “in its death throes” being the highlight, but the characters aren’t fleshed out and so the story becomes tedious. Furthermore, plain Jane Janine Carazo is serviceable as Vena, but the producti...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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