Product Description

This is the first Dramatic Feature of the Windmill Group.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46469 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-09-20
• Formats: Color, Letterboxed, Restored, Widescreen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 78 minutes

PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
"a little evil fairy tale"

Time Magazine
"Speeth (director) has lifted the horizon to the loftiest levels of art and has made an exemplary success of it."

From the Actor
Many great actors including young Janine Caraso, Jerome Dempsey, Dan Dietrich, William Preston and Herve de Villechaise were featured in this delightful horror flick. Evil triumphs in the end, but such is life!

Customer Reviews

An Intriguing Tale of the Macabre
You haven't seen anything quite like this before. Highly recommended for those who like their horror tinged with a little bit of camp. A product of the seventies, Malatesta's Carnival of Blood mixes trippy art direction and camera work with a truly ghoulish storyline. An odd assortment of spooky characters, including one played by Herve de Villechaize (of Fantasy Island fame), inhabits an old carnival with some dark secrets. The cinematography, obscure lighting, and an intense soundtrack contribute to the hypnotic, edgy feel of the movie. This is a real cult classic, weird, spooky and entertaining. As a plus, this DVD edition is very nicely designed and packaged, and features some amusingly grisly outtakes.

I've never had as much fun at a Carnival as I did here!
How can anyone be so low on this movie? This 70's drive-in flick is a gem that easily earns its place in horror film history. With wide angle views and a moody color palette, this film achieves an original feel that to me borders on modern art. The atmosphere is oppressive and dreamlike and the accompanying experimental soundtrack manages to reinforce the spookiness of the picture. Admittedly, there is a shortage of gore, but if you take a look at the outtakes, you wont be disappointed. (My guess is they cut some of it out to achieve a 70's R rating.) At times the story is hard to follow but MCOB was fascinating enough to hold my attention. Also, while Herve Villechaize does make limited appearances, his stature along with his thick french accent add to the bizarre nature of what I'd say is essential viewing for horror film fans.

Based in a carnival inhabited by ghouls, freaks and cannibals. A "normal" family moves to town and the question throughout is 'will they make it out in time?'

Trippy 70s Horror
A strange 70s horror title that I'd never heard of, "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood" is an ultra-low budget movie that makes the most of its cheesy sets. The carnival setting is perfect for such a weird story, and the film benefits from some clever ideas, like the zombies in the basement watching silent movies. Although the movie is cheap, cheap, cheap, it's still well worth seeing for the atmosphere and its unique trippy film making style. You won't see anything like this again!