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Terror Train

1980 · 97 min

A tense, atmospheric slasher that traps you on a train with a costumed killer, mixing suspense with a touch of camp.

Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
The boys and girls of Sigma Phi. Some will live. Some will die.
Overview
A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

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Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • deception
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
Written by
T.Y. Drake
Starring
Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner, Sandee Currie, Timothy Webber, Derek MacKinnon, Anthony Sherwood, Joy Boushel
Music
John Mills-Cockell
Cinematography
John Alcott
Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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