Directed by Tobe Hooper Written by Lawrence J. Block   Cast Elizabeth Berridge ... Amy Harper Shawn Carson ... Joey Harper Jeanne Austin ... Mrs. Harper Jack McDermott ... Mr. Harper Cooper Huckabee ... Buzz Dawson Largo Woodruff ... Liz Duncan Miles Chapin ... Richie Atterbury David Carson ... Geek Sonia Zomina ... Bag Lady Ralph Morino ... Truck Driver (as Ralph Marino) Kevin Conway ... Freak Show Barker / Strip Show Barker / Funhouse Barker Herb Robins ... Carnival Manager Mona Agar ... Strip Show Dancer Wayne Doba ... The Monster William Finley ... Marco the Magnificent Susie Malnik ... Carmella Sylvia Miles ... Madame Zena Sid Raymond ... Strip Show MC Larry Ross ... Heckler - Girlie Show Frank Grimes ... Strip Show Voyeur Frank Schuller ... Poker Player #1 Peter Conrad ... Midget with Tall Lady Mildred Hughes ... Tall Lady Glen Lawrence ... Spectator Shawn McAllister ... Garbage Collector #1 Sandy Mielke ... Garbage Collector #2 Mike Montalvo ... Spectator Uncredited Cast Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman ... Carnival Worker Raymond Forchion ... Man in Tent Show David Mandel ... Carnival Strongman Produced by Steven Bernhardt   Mark L. Lester   Brad Neufeld   Mace Neufeld   Derek Power   Original Music by John Beal

Additional Info Premiere: March 13, 1981 DVD Release: October 19, 1999 Blu-ray Release: October 16, 2012 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Alternate Titles Carnival Of Terror Production Companies Universal Pictures Mace Neufeld Productions Distributors Universal Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) GoodTimes Home Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) GoodTimes Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) TeleFutura   (2004) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) The Sci-Fi Channel   (1999) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.9 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,912 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,908 The Turning (2020) #3,909 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 2 (2012) #3,910 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 1 (2010) #3,911 Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) #3,912 The Funhouse (1981) #3,913 Reign Of The Supermen (2019) #3,914 Are You Afraid Of The Dark?: Season 7 (2000) #3,915 Are You Afraid Of The Dark?: Season 2 (1993) #3,916 Are You Afraid Of The Dark?: Season 5 (1995)