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The next season of American Horror Story will be set at a carnival — sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Here are some of the most notable horror films to employ a similar setting. WARNING: Graphic violence and clowns ahead.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Directed by: Robert Wiene
Written by: Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer
Where would carnival horror be without the deeply demented Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? A classic in German expressionist horror, the film involves two friends who meet the eponymous evil doctor at a carnival. At his side is Cesare, whom the doctor keeps in a coffin and controls by hypnosis. Worst sideshow attraction ever.
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Freaks (1932)
Directed by: Tod Browning
Written by: Tod Robbins
We can talk about how problematic Freaks is by modern standards — and, indeed, it's a serious exploitation of people with physical deformities. But for the self-proclaimed "freaks" of the carnival, the film was a means to show off their talents for the mainstream. In the context of a creepy horror film, of course.
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Directed by: Herk Harvey
Written by: Herk Harvey and John Clifford
The story of a woman who begins seeing things after a car crash feels familiar, but it wasn't trite at the time. The "carnival" in Carnival of Souls is perhaps not the kind of attraction you're imagining — but it's creepy enough to merit inclusion. And you'll never hear organ music the same way again.
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Vampire Circus (1972)
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Judson Kinberg
Well, the title kind of says it all, doesn't it? There's a traveling circus, led by a gypsy woman and her dwarf companion, and a whole lot of vampires. The carnival in question isn't actually called a "Vampire Circus" — that would be a bit too on the nose — but frankly, I wouldn't attend anything called the "Circus of Night" either.
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