The Funhouse (1981)

Four teenagers on a double date decides to go to their local carnival that rolled into their town.
A bag lady (Sonia Zomina) warns them about the dangers there but they don't listen. They encounter strange surroundings like freak animals for display such as a two headed cow as well as strange employees.

They decided to hideway there for the night during after hours and party. But then they encounter a horrifying event.
They spot a mentally challenged man who looks like an inhumanoid type monster named Gunther (Wayne Doba) who worked at the carnival dressed in a Frankenstein costume murdering the local fortune teller there named Madame Zena (Sylvia Miles).
Not only that, one of the teens named Richie steals money from the owner who runs the funhouse at the carnival.

When the owner (Kevin Conway) finds out there are teenagers staying at the carnival and that they stole his money, he sets Gunther.
They are then trapped in their funhouse as one by one they are trapped and killed.

It seems interesting, looks interesting but yet it is a bit of a bore. Not enough adventurous events in this one. Oh well.
It was interesting seeing the terrors happen at a carnival though.

The acting is very 80's dated like but it's okay.
Supporting actress Sylvia Miles does well with her accent as the nasty fortune teller as she usually has been cast playing these kinds of supporting roles in other films.
Child actor Shawn Carson seems to do well in this one too as a typical little brat.
Kevin Conway stands out well too as the evil one who owns the funhouse and has a good performance with his obnoxious attitude.

Nothing too bloody but there's an axe in a teens head and a sword through a man's stomach.
Neither one is graphic.

Tobe Hooper shows interesting events like with Sylvia Miles performing the fortune telling scene and Wayne Doba the monster attacking her but this is not his best effort as usually he is good making a film look very suspenseful and exciting and this isn't it.
He shows interesting scenes during the carnival events like the strange looking animals displaying there etc.
He directed child actor Carson fairly well after he experiences a horrifying events and remains expressionless and quiet when he is taken home.
He was much better with his work in Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist.

The music is too overly composed by John Beal which is another disappointment. He is a talented composer but the music doesn't seem to blend in too well.

Madame Zena: Get out of here before I break every bone in your fucking body!!!!!

Funhouse: [discovers that the Monster - who also turns out to be his son - has killed Madame Zena after paying her for sex... because she wouldn't give him a refund] You paid Madame Zena a hundred dollars for this? You crazy fool, I could have gotten you one of them tent-girls for fifteen! Well, you never were much for knowing the value of cash, were you?

Funhouse: [to the freak] Hit yerself, you ugly thing!