Horror Express

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Remember watching Horror movies late at night, alone, in secret, when you you were just a child? The special thrill of forbidden fruit, the delightful dread that this one might cause nightmares...Is there one film that stands out for you? One film in particular that defines that experience? For author John Connolly, it's Horror Express. But why? Why this one? What was it about this slightly ramshackle, British/Spanish co-production that, despite obvious flaws, made it such an effective, entertaining, and memorable Horror movie?A British producer, a Spanish director; a star in mourning, another in debt; a script written around leftover sets from a previous film... it could have been forgettable trash, but it wasn't.And, during a late night screening on Irish television, it would make an indelible impression on the young boy who would grow up to become best selling crime author, John Connolly. 30 years after that first viewing John Connolly goes back to the source to find out why it stayed with him, and if it still works...