Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973) YTS

Reviewed by Wuchak 4 / 10

**_Artistic no-budget flick shot at a near defunct

**_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 production needed someone more alluring to keep the viewer’s attention. The later "Closed for the Season" (2010) was shot at Chippewa Lake Park in northeast Ohio and had the same deficiencies. A decent indie of this sort is "Scream Park" (2012), which was shot at the old Conneaut Lake Park on the other side of Pennsylvania. "SideShow" (2000) is also worth checking out. The best examples of the genre include “Circus of Horrors” (1960) and “The Funhouse” (1981), which had way more money with which to play. It runs 1h 14m and was shot in Willow Grove, a suburb north of Philadelphia. The carnival basement sequences were done a dozen miles south in Germantown whereas the scenes of Vena running in the woods were filmed across the border in The Pine Barrens of New Jersey, which is about 45 miles to the east. GRADE: C/C-

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Reviewed by zombiepaddington 4 / 10

Should have been an hour shorter.

This movie felt like an awful fever dream. I was looking forward to seeing it because it's set in a carnival and it's from the 70s, two things I love! I thought it would be an instant hit for me but it wasn't. I found it to be quite boring, it really could have been cut down to a 30 minute short film without sacrificing anything at all from the viewing experience. The movie had a lot of potential but they didn't make the most of the carnival grounds as a backdrop. The movie didn't offer me any reason to give it a second viewing. It had a couple scenes I thought looked neat but the visuals didn't ooze into other areas of the film. Most of the time you're staring at a plain black background. The movie doesn't look good and wasn't filmed in a way that made me feel engaged, it was amateurish and left me thinking what could have been if it were handled with more care. The characters are stiff as a board and I didn't really care what happened I just wanted the movie to end. The few death scenes that were in the movie were a bit comical in their corniness, they at the least deserve to be shared to friends as standalone clips.

Malatesta's Carnival of Blood

1973

Action / Horror

Malatesta's Carnival of Blood

1973

Action / Horror

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**_Artistic no-budget flick shot at a near defunct

Should have been an hour shorter.

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