Malatesta's Carnival of Blood is a 1973 American horror film, directed by Christopher Speeth[2] and written by Werner Liepolt.

Blood, a manager who is unaware that the Norrises are actually covertly attempting to locate their missing son, Johnny, who worked at the carnival.

Kit confides in Vena that an entire family disappeared from the carnival, and that he is suspicious of its proprietors, who may be part of an underground cannibalistic cult.

Vena continues to wander through the park, stumbling through prop rooms, bizarre rides, and a movie theater where the various pallid, zombie-like employees watch a silent film with Malatesta, their silk-caped leader.

Blood apparently decides to help save Vena, who is being kept in the caverns beneath the carnival by Malatesta and his cannibal followers, whom Mr.

Meanwhile, Johnny finds Vena and saves her, while Frank and his wife, lost in the caverns beneath the carnival, stumble upon the cult's movie theater.

Mrs. Norris is stabbed to death by Bobo and subsequently eaten, while the others chase after Frank, who is eventually impaled through the eye after becoming lost in a hall of mirrors.

[5] Chris Coffel from Bloody Disgusting rated the film a score of 3/5, writing, "In a way it's sort of like Manos: The Hands of Fate but quite a bit more fun and enjoyable.

wrote, "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood approaches the intersection of refined gothic horror, scummy drive-in exploitation, and Eurotrash fever dreams; rather than do so cautiously, it plunges headlong, creating a messy but compelling collision, leaving viewers to sift through the malformed wreckage.