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EPISODE · Jan 31, 2026 · 51 MIN

Terror Train (1980) Review | New Year's Eve Slasher Horror | Half Hour of Horror Podcast

from Half Hour of Horror: A Horror Film Podcast, presented by Love Horror · host Tom Atkinson

The frights you forgot, revisited in half an hour.In this episode of Half Hour of Horror, the horror film podcast from Love Horror, we revisit Terror Train (1980), the cult slasher movie that turns a New Year’s Eve party into a deadly ride.Starring Jamie Lee Curtis at the height of the early slasher boom, Terror Train follows a group of college students celebrating New Year’s Eve aboard a moving train. What begins as a costume party quickly becomes a nightmare as a masked killer begins picking off passengers one by one. Combining classic slasher horror tropes with a locked-location mystery, the film has become a cult favourite among fans of early 1980s horror.More than forty years after its release, we revisit Terror Train to explore why this overlooked slasher continues to attract a loyal following among horror fans.In this horror podcast episode you’ll get:• A spoiler-filled synopsis of Terror Train (1980)• Our honest horror movie review and discussion• Behind-the-scenes trivia and production facts• A look at the film’s place in early 1980s slasher cinema• Our final verdict and horror rating out of 5If you enjoy horror podcasts, classic slasher movies and early Jamie Lee Curtis horror films, this episode explores why Terror Train remains an entertaining and underrated entry in the slasher boom.Half Hour of Horror is a horror movie podcast presented by Love Horror, the UK’s home for horror reviews, interviews and features.Subscribe now for new horror podcast episodes revisiting classic horror films, cult favourites and forgotten genre gems.

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