13 Bad Carnival Horror Movies
Carnival horror movies rated less than 5 on IMDB
Sometimes bad can be good but sometimes bad is just plain bad.
These eight carnival horror movies are all rated under 5 out of 10 on IMDB.
Judge them for yourself, if you dare.
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1. CarousHell (2016)
“Step Right Up and Die!”
CarousHELL is a fantasy slasher carnival horror movie.
Duke, a carousel unicorn, breaks free and embarks on a bloody rampage of revenge on humanity.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Hilarious
- Bad acting
- Masterpiece
- Low budget
- Goofy
- Bad special effects
- Makes no sense
Ratings
IMDB: 4.80 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 62% | Amazon: 3.8 out of 5
2. Sideshow (2000)
“Freak out!”
Sideshow is a carnival body horror movie.
High school students visit a traveling carnival home to “unique” exhibits. They meet with a fortune teller who lets them in on what the future holds. One by one the teens get their desires but at a cost. Soon it becomes a battle for survival in hopes to not become a part of the show themselves.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- This one was alright
- It takes itself too seriously
- Effects were bad most of the time
- Some funny moments but most of those were not meant to be funny
- Interesting idea gone very, very wrong
- The chief draw is in the visuals
- A must see for any horror fan
Ratings
IMDB: 4.8 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 15% | Amazon: 3.8 out of 5
3. Dark Ride (2006)
“We saved a seat for you.”
Dark Ride is a slasher amusement park horror movie.
A group of six friends on a road trip stop off at an amusement park attraction named ‘Dark Ride’, unaware that a psychopath who brutally murdered two girls, has just escaped a mental institution and is seeking refuge there.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Nothing special from a story standpoint
- Weirdly entertaining
- Boring collection of cliches
- Campy and formulaic
- An insult to the horror genre
- Acting was ok
- Acting is the worst I’ve ever seen
Ratings
IMDB: 4.6 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 29% | Amazon: 3.6 out of 5
4. Pinwheel (2017)
“Death spins within”
Pinwheel is a supernatural carnival horror movie.
Riley returns home after her father disappears. It soon becomes clear that his disappearance is connected to a more sinister plot involving his carnival and a mysterious pinwheel.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- A lot of back story but none of it is very interesting
- To my surprise this actually had some really great moments
- An ugly-looking film
- Low budget horror watchers will have a lot to like here
- A waste of time
- Action-packed third act
- An hour and a half of my life I wish I had back
Ratings
IMDB: 4.6 out of 10 | Amazon: 3.5 out of 5
5. Scream Park (2012)
“Death is the new attraction.”
Scream Park is a slasher amusement park horror movie.
The Fright Land amusement park is on the verge of closing for good. But the park’s owner has one last plan to sell more tickets. He hires two men to break into the park and hack and slash all his employees. He thinks these killings will create a media sensation, but he has just unleashed a horror that no one can survive.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Things get a bit silly
- Competent slasher
- Bad cinematography
- A nice story twist
- Questionable writing
- A cheap mess
- The acting ran from non-existent to totally over-the-top
Ratings
IMDB: 3.9 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 22% | Amazon: 3.8 out of 5
6. Carnival of Blood (1970)
“Terror Strikes the Carnival!”
Carnival of Blood is a slasher carnival horror movie.
A psychopathic killer uses the carousel ride at a carnival to pick his victims, whom he then murders and dismembers.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- No-budget early 70’s schlock horror gore film
- The gore is strikingly inept
- Plot is somewhat mundane
- Not irredeemable
- Overacting to maximum degrees is hilarious
- Inappropriate choice of using folk music
- Awful, but…
Ratings
IMDB: 3.8 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 27% | Amazon: 4.1 out of 5
7. Carnival Evil (2018)
“The ride of your life ends here.”
Carnival Evil is a slasher carnival horror movie.
Five strangers are abducted and awake to find themselves in an abandoned carnival. One by one, they are each tortured by a mysterious man and his two associates who use the carnival rides and games to painfully kill. The kidnappers film their whole ordeal as the captives wonder why they have been selected as victims. Finally, the last survivor discovers the common bond that sentences them all to their fate.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Enjoyed this movie
- How bad can this movie be
- Who [are] the real bad guys
- A tedious 90 minutes
- This wasn’t very good
- Kinda stupid
- Low budget horror
Ratings
IMDB: 3.6 out of 10 | Amazon: 3.0 out of 5
8. Side Sho (2007)
“The most twisted show on Earth.”
Side Sho is a carnival body horror movie.
A suburban family travelling the backroads of the southeast in search of historic roadside attractions finds more than they bargained for when they happen upon a rustic sideshow museum that houses a dark secret.
What people say about this movie
- At times it works, and at other times it “Sho don’t”
- The scenery and locations look great
- Full of horror clichés
- Ridiculously bad opening song
- Moody, scary, deep, and just plain fun to watch
- Stupid and pointless, but not exactly boring
- Deserves to be left alone at the bottom of the dollar bin
Ratings
IMDB: 3.5 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 11% | Amazon: 3.3 out of 5
9. Freakshow (2007)
Freakshow is a slasher carnival body horror movie.
A gang of thieves, working as security guards in a traveling carnival, plot to steal the rich owner’s fortune. When the thieves murder the youngest member of the Freakshow, the freaks plot revenge. In a variety of gruesome ways, the thieves are murdered by the freaks.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Slow moving
- Bored me to sleep
- Bad acting, bad special effects
- Great music for soundtrack
- It’s not so bad
- Mildly disappointed, and somewhat amused
- What was I thinking!?
Ratings
IMDB: 3.3 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 15% | Amazon: 4.2 out of 5
10. Shriekshow (2022)
“Welcome to the scariest show on Earth!”
Shriekshow is a supernatural circus horror movie.
Four friends head to an abandoned fairground to party on Halloween night. They find a circus tent and encounter a ringmaster setting up a sideshow exhibit inside. The ringmaster tells them three terrifying tales but things soon take a horrifying turn when the group realizes the ringmaster is not what he seems and an ancient evil has been awakened.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Pure garbage movie
- A must see movie
- So many things wrong with this movie that a complete review would be longer than the actual film
- 3rd act OK if you can last that long
- Exactly the right balance of low budget/high reward
- Nothing that could be described as acting
- There should be rating 0/10 on IMDB
Ratings
IMDB: 3.0 out of 10 | Amazon: 3.5 out of 5
11. Closed for the Season (2010)
“Welcome to the carnival of fear.”
Closed for the Season is a supernatural amusement park horror movie.
Kristy wakes up trapped beneath the ruins of a dilapidated roller coaster in an abandoned amusement park. She’s terrorized by the myths and legends of the area. A ghost clown tells her the only way to escape is to relive and survive all the tales and to ride all the amusement park rides one last time.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Cinematic masterpiece
- Waste of time
- Missed opportunity
- Characters … are one-dimensional
- Kept hoping it’d get better
- Not the worst horror film I’ve ever seen
- A creepy and poetic ride
Ratings
IMDB: 3.0 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6%
12. The Park (Chow Lok Yuen) (2003)
“The price of admission is Your Life.”
The Park (Chow Lok Yuen) is a Chinese supernatural amusement park horror movie.
Yen’s brother Alan has been missing for six days in some connection to an amusement park where a girl died 14 years ago in a Ferris wheel accident. Their mother, who has the power to capture ghosts with a camera, believes he is dead, but Yen decides to go to the park to look for him. Along with friends Yen is chased out by a watchman. But they ignore his warnings and, one by one, they die.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- Don’t take it so seriously
- A silly 3D horror movie
- The plot is a mess
- Laughed at some bad B-movie moments
- Downright awful
- What a blast
- Uttermostly stupid movie
Ratings
IMDB: 2.9 out of 10
13. Gingerclown (2013)
“Would you like to die with a smile on your face?”
Gingerclown is a Hungarian (but in English) comedy slasher amusement park horror movie.
To impress the girl of his dreams, Sam enters an abandoned amusement park. Jenny follows him in and suddenly various attractions in the park start to light up. Their presence draws the attention of Gingerclown, who tries to torture and kill them. While trying to escape, they run into other hideous creatures that live within the park.
Seven Things Reviewers Said About This Movie
- What?
- No redeeming values whatsoever
- Very fun and watchable 50s horror parody
- The characters are truly caricatures
- Terrible story and even worse acting
- Idea was cool, but the execution was poor
- One of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen!
Ratings
IMDB: 2.9 out of 10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8% | Amazon: 3.4 out of 5
Published: 3 November 2022
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