The Devils Carnival

Movie • 2012 • Horror  

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Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!
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No animals are seen, but the narration tells the story of "The Dog and Her Reflection", where a greedy dog drowns in a river.
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Abandonment
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Main character abandoned son at circus (lost his kid.)
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Whipped infront of a crowd.
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Tamara dies after attempting to run away from her abusive boyfriend, who threatens her with a pistol. No onscreen contact is made, though he does verbally threaten her and demand she gets out of her car.
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The Scorpion is shown smoking a cigarette at one point, though he is only onscreen for a few seconds before walking away.
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Are there sharks?
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Nothing is shown onscreen, but in two of the stories mentioned an animal drowns (a frog for Tamara's story, and a dog for Merrywood's).
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the magician has a skinned rabbit that he pulls out of his hat
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Are rabbits harmed?
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the magician has a skinned rabbit that he pulls out of his hat
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Kazu
There is a scene where the tail of a scorpion is seen (Painted Doll's song, The Scorpion's Tale), but the whole bug is not visible.
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Assault
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Merrywood is stripped of all but her underpants--while no explicit touching or groping happens, she still protests the entire time her clothes are being taken away and then resists being dragged to a secondary location.
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Is rape mentioned?
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At the start of "A Penny For A Tale," just after the "Beautiful Stranger" sequence, Ms. Merryweather is forced into a kneeling position and her arms tied out from her body so that her back can be whipped.

Tamara is attached to a knife-thrower's wheel by her wrists and ankles.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Someone's ear is bitten off, but it is quickly shown to be an illusion.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there a hanging?
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carrietta
Implied- "a bed for the boy, a rope for the father" but never done or seen.
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Is someone stabbed?
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NakNakNak
At the end of "The Scorpion and The Frog," Scorpion intentionally throws one of his knives dead center into Tamara's torso while she's attached to the knife-thrower's wheel. This kills her near-instantly.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Kazu
The cutting itself isn't explicitly shown, but it happens within the first few minutes of the movie.
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Kazu
One of the characters is tied up and whipped.
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Implied through song lyrics but not implicitly shown on-screen.
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One of the character's storylines is kicked off by the mentioned death of his son--it isn't seen onscreen and the kid's "spirit" can be seen throughout without injuries.
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Death
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NakNakNak
Each of the three main characters--Tamara, Ms. Merryweather, and John--die within the first ten minutes. Their deaths aren't shown onscreen, but it's heavily implied since they end up in Hell to kickstart the plot.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Is the r-slur used?
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Family
Does someone cheat?
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Tamara walks in on Scorpion (who had made advances towards her) making out pretty heavily with another woman.
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NakNakNak
John is sent to Hell after the grief from his son's passing causes him to slit his wrists.
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Corv
A child's balloon is popped.
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Does a parent die?
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TeamVanHelsing
One of the main characters is John, who kills himself after losing his young son.
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redvyn
lyrics in the song 'grief' imply that it may have happened, but nothing is confirmed
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Kazu
Many of the performers are clowns.
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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NakNakNak
John is heavily implied to have slit his wrists, though the action itself isn't shown--we see John's memory of the bathroom where he died, and the mirror is covered in blood, but we don't see a body.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Implied in song--a small boy is the subject of a song that mentions "blood on...cots, and bones...on plates".
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Corv
Scenes of stabbing and self harm are audibly graphic.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
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Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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redvyn
a character is trapped in a mirror maze
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redvyn
a character flashes back to the day his son disappeared
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One of the main three characters--all of whom are dead--kills himself out of grief.
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Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Kazu
There are Strobe effects throughout the scene starting right after John enters the tent labeled "The Devil and his Due".
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Is there screaming?
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Is there childbirth?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
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Kazu
Nothing explicitly sexual, but there is some partial nudity.
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There is implied nudity, but nothing is actually shown.
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Merriweather is stripped and subject to capital punishment.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
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There is a character known as Hobo Clown.
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Spoiler
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Corv
Eh? Ambiguous ending.
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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czuck1983
No actual drowning takes place, but one character sings a song titled "In All My Dreams I Drown"
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Kazu
There is not a lot of blood/gore; the most notable moments are when a character gets stabbed, an ear gets bitten off, and a bloody sink is shown.
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Tamara's boyfriend threatens her with a pistol, and while it isn't fired onscreen it is heavily implied this gun is what killed her.
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