Three brutal murders of women take place at Coney Island funfair during the carnival.The unknown killer with the penchant for teddy bears decapitates the first victim.Who is behind these gruesome murders?It's up to Dan and Laura to find out."Carnival of Blood" by Leonard Kirtman is one of the earliest examples of slasher sub-genre.The film is cheaply made,the acting is mostly improvised and the gore is strikingly inept.The first victim is decapitated in the ghost-train,the second is eviscerated and the third has her eyeballs pulled out.If you are into Hershell Gordon Lewis or Andy Milligan's ultra low-budget horror trash "Carnival of Blood" is a perfect choice.6 out of 10.Don't forget to bring your teddy bears.

True it is not the best movie and the plot is somewhat mundane, it's actually kind of bad even if you are into schlocky gore trash, but this movie does have some great, fun characters.

There is the the amazingly obnoxious "dumpy lady" who sets out to harass everyone she runs into, the insanely drunk Sailor and his trampy girlfriend (who keeps stuffing his cash into her panties whenever he isn't looking),the creepy fortune teller who warns everyone to go home & "Gimpy", the impaired weirdo with the mysteriously sore covered space. All of whom get theirs as a psycho stalks them through a beachside carnival.

It even has a few gimmicky over the top gore scenes, like a nasty gizzard filled teddy bear. The movie plays out like a tribute to HG Lewis with it's gross-out stalker killings.

It also has some interesting odd electronica in the background that sounds like it was lifted directly from the Forbidden Planet soundtrack.

As far as late night schlock this is certainly not the greatest but definitely not the worst ....

CARNIVAL OF BLOOD is a cheapie independent US horror flick that's a little more interesting than most insofar as it was filmed at the real-life Coney Island, which gives a snippet of nostalgia for anyone viewing it today. The film itself is quite poor, mired in low budget production values and a storyline which is far too padded out for its own good, but there are elements of interest here.

Chief of these is Burt Young in support, playing a memorable character in what was his feature film debut. The rest of the cast, including the lead, are quite poor, but Young's performance stands out head and shoulders above them; he's a real scene-stealer here. Elsewhere, there are some stalk-and-slash sequences which are too drawn out to be any good, lots of interminable fortune telling, and a mild gory moment or two straight out of H.G. Lewis. It only starts getting interesting right at the climax.