2012 · horror · music · supernatural
The Devil's Carnival
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman55m2012
Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!
Our read: The Devil's Carnival (2012) reads as a sombre, kinetic, surreal horror · music · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured horror / music, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- surreal
- cold
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“You want a campy, musical horror anthology of sinners facing poetic punishments.”
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