Night Train to Terror

Night Train to Terror
Directed by	John Carr Phillip Marshak Tom McGowan Jay Schlossberg-Cohen Gregg C. Tallas
Produced by	William F. Messerli Gene Ruggiero Jay Schlossberg-Cohen
Written by	Philip Yordan
Starring	John Phillip Law Cameron Mitchell Richard Moll Marc Lawrence
Distributed by	Visto International Inc.
Release date(s)	May 1985
Running time	98 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Night Train to Terror is an independent horror film directed by John Carr, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Gregg C. Tallas, and written by Academy Award winner Phillip Yordan that was released in 1985 and has since become an infamous cult classic of grade-Z movie fare.

Plot

God and Satan are on board a train and discuss the fate of three individuals. In the first story, "The Case of Harry Billings", a man is kidnapped and taken to an insane asylum where he is put under hypnosis and lures victims to be tortured and murdered as part of an organ-harvesting operation. The second story, "The Case of Gretta Connors", entails two young lovers who become involved in a sinister cult of people fascinated with death. The final story "The Case of Claire Hansen" involves an apprentice to the Devil who is out to destroy mankind and a group of immortals who are out to stop him.

Production

Night Train to Terror is actually pieced together from three other films:

Cataclysm (1980)

Death Wish Club (1983)

Scream Your Head Off (unfinished)

Footage from this film was also later edited into Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992).

In the end credits, Satan is credited as being played by "Lu Sifer" and God by "Himself".

Release

The film was given a limited release theatrically by Visto International Inc. in 1985.^[1] The film received poor reviews and less than spectacular box office attraction.

The film is often compared to the likes of Plan 9 From Outer Space due to its bad dialogue, poor editing, and numerous continuity errors.

References

1. ^ "Company Credits for Night Train to Terror". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087798/companycredits. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 

External links

• Night Train to Terror at the Internet Movie Database