Download or read book Dark Carnival written by David J. Skal and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 1995 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most original and unsettling filmmakers of all time, Browning is also one of the most enigmatic directors who ever worked in Hollywood. Illustrated throughout with rare photos, Dark Carnival is both an artful and shocking portrait of a singular film pioneer and an illuminating study of the evolution of horror, essential to an understanding of our continuing fascination with the macabre.