Wuchak
Halloween on a train
Pre-med students in the Northeast celebrate New Years Eve by having a masquerade party on a train, but the festivities are hampered by a mysterious killer on board. Ben Johnson plays the conductor while David Copperfield is on hand as a (what else?) magician.
Terror Train (1980) came in the wake of the success of Halloween (1978) so you have Jamie Lee Curtis in a similar situation, except on a train. Daniel Grodnik came up with the idea after having a dream that mixed elements of Halloween and Silver Streak (1976).
Everything is here for an effective traditional slasher. The confined setting of the train is great. Unfortunately, the filmmakers fumble the ball on the writing front. The storys just not ve...