him—notices his parents' RV on the grounds. Mr. Blood vaguely tells him his family is "at rest." Alarmed, Johnny goes searching for Vena. Mr. 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. Blood explains to Vena are his family. Instead of helping Vena, however, Mr. Blood lures her to a chamber where he begins to drain her of her blood. Mr. Blood begins to drink Vena's blood, but is confronted by Malatesta, who stumbles upon the scene. Mr. Blood subsequently dies after Malatesta bares his face to him. 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. Sonja locates Verna and claims he will lead her to her parents—instead, he brings her to a freezer where their corpses are hung from the ceiling, and locks her inside. Some time later, a police officer visits the carnival and questions Malatesta about the Norrises' disappearances; however, the officer seems oblivious. Bobo offers to let the officer have his hand at the dunk tank; he throws the ball, unknowingly dropping a bound-and-gagged Johnny into a water tank to drown. Vena remains locked in the caverns with her parents' corpses, while Malatesta continues to operate the carnival above. Cast Release Home media The film was released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray by Arrow Video on December 12, 2017. Reception Jon Condit from Dread Central gave the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, "While Malatesta's is certainly not a terrible film, it is definitely not one that I would recommend to the general horror viewing public. I would save this recommendation for those who can appreciate the cult classics, and who have a taste for the unusual or downright bizarre." TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "a fairly typical, offbeat number". 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." Brett Gallman from Oh, the Horror! wrote,