Horror Express: Christopher Lee

Starring:Barta Barry, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Angel del Pozo, Victor Israel, Christopher Lee, Helga LinÃ©, Jose Marco, Alice Reinheart, Vicente Roca, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Pena, Telly Savalas, Jose Jaspe, Jose Canalejas
Director: Eugenio MartÃn
Studio: Diamond Ent. Corp.
Product Type: DVD

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Horror Express
Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"
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Starring: Bernabe Barta Barri , Peter Beckman (II) , José Canalejas , Faith Clift , and Peter Cushing
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Release Date: 2005-11-22

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RUNAWAY RIDE INTO TERROR!.......2007-06-25

One of the underrated gems of classic horror, HORROR EXPRESS is a surprisingly effective chiller that succeeds where many big-budget genre films fail. Headliners Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas guarrantee superlative acting, while the well-handled direction makes the most of the romantic 19th-century trans-Siberian train on which the story unfolds. The plot is simple--anthropologist Lee boxes up a frozen fossil that may be the elusive Missing Link and brings it aboard the eponymous train of the title, where it returns to life and begins preying upon the train's unsuspecting passengers--but blossoms into a many-headed hydra of gothic horror. The script is refreshingly literate, incorporating the fierce rivalry between religion and science that was perhaps even more bitter in the 1800s than it is today, and there soon proves to be even more to Lee's Missing Link than even he suspects. The special effects are perfectly adequate and hold up well, but the relative lack of gore compared to today's splatterfests is another check in this little movie's favor. HORROR EXPRESS is not a Hammer Film, though it should have been, and certainly captures much of Hammer's flavor and style. And at a compact 88 minutes running time, HORROR EXPRESS isn't spread too thin like many other movies. Widely available nowadays in a variety of public domain editions, HORROR EXPRESS is an atmospheric, haunting thriller that should satisfy any fan of classic horror.

Horror Express.......2006-11-26

This is horror cinema! Horror Express is easily one of my all time favourite classic horror films. It has all the hallmarks of greatness. Firstly it stars 2 supremo horror actors, the late great Mr Peter Cushing and the equally brilliant Mr Christopher Lee. Secondly it has a story to die for including, a alien entity that is bought aboard the the Express train frozen in a "missing link" monster. (But frozen not for long!) An evil being that drains the memories of the living through simply staring and hypnotizing its prey, turning them into white eyed corpses. Mouth watering creature and camera effects, man this is one creepy entity. A finale that includes a horde of undead zombies amassing towards a trapped group of passengers on a speeding coal fired locamotive. And much, much more. Oh and lest we forget a strong supporting cast including Telly Savalas. Horror Express quite simply has some of the most memorable and genuinely chilling scenes and imagry of any horror film, period. An absolute horror classic. Don't miss this gem. I've seen it no less than 5 times since I first discovered it a few years back and it never ceases to feel fresh or pack the same powerful punch as the first viewing. This is a very rare feat.

Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express".......2006-11-12

I just recently picked up this DVD (mine was from Gemstone Entertainment). I never heard of it before but noticed it starred Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas and was made in 1972. Although this wasn't a Hammer film it obviously had the aura of a Hammer film, and I love Hammer films. So I picked it up (for a buck, no less!).

Ah, what a pleasant surprise!

How can I best describe "Horror Express"? Okay, imagine if a guy had in his hands the DVDs "The Thing" (Carpenter's version), "Murder on the Orient Express," "Trog," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (huh?) and a few Hammer films with Lee & Cushing. Got that? Okay, now imagine this dude taking a transporter beam back in time to 1972 and re-appearing with only one DVD, a mixture of all the above films. Can you imagine that? Good, because that's pretty much how "Horror Express" will strike you.

You might be curious as to why I included "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in the list of films; it's because the score in "Horror Express" will bring to mind that popular Western composition, except that it's a bit more eerie and fitting for a 1972 horror flick.

Another highlight of the film is that it features two incredibly gorgeous redheads: Helga Line, who was 40 years old at the time, and another cutie that was half Helga's age playing a Countess of some sort.

At 88 minutes the film definitely doesn't overstay its welcome, which can be a good thing.

In its time I bet "Horror Express" was cutting-edge horrific entertainment. Today, some of it will strike you as unbelievable (for instance, Lee accepts too quickly the notion that the caveman/fossil is alive and roaming around the train); at other times it will strike you as ridiculous and amusing (it's hard suppressing a giggle here and there, especially when they view dinosaurs through a microscope in the blood of the creature [huh?]). But the film at least takes its subject seriously; it's never campy that's for sure.

If my review piques your interest, don't hesitate to pick up "Horror Express." I'm glad I did. (Besides, how can you go wrong at such an ultra-cheap price?)

Xpress.......2006-10-09

Finally a high quality transfer where I can actually see the inside of the train and the monster,and Telly Savalas in his Red robed coat!

This is a movie I always liked and now have got the DVD since this shows it complete like it was at the Theatre.

Excellent story of the alien who uses "hosts" to survive,nice atmosphere of the early 1900's.

The opening and closing credits are fine,no problem here as another reviewer mentioned they were fuzzy ? , its a train at night with titles like the lights of the train and there never were any credits at The End, it just faded to black. Typical of 70's movies.

Great movie to watch on a rainy saturday afternoon.

Take Two Great Overactors, Add Telly Savalas, Mix Until Congealed..........2006-09-07

"Horror Express" is a fairly lame monster movie, made infinitely more viewable by the presence of arch enemies Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Essentially, in 1906 Lee discovers a frozen half man-half ape creature in Siberia whose fossil is immediately pronounced evil by a seemingly rabid priest. He puts the thing on a train across Russia and (surprise) it gets loose and starts killing people methodically.

The plot is fairly hokey, but the old school overacting from the principals is wonderful and there is an occasional bit of suspense wondering where the creature is. There is also a senseless subplot about spies and a formula for steel that helps distract the viewer from the rampaging beast, though why that was desirable as a directorial choice is debatable. There are minimal special effects other than the single glowing red eyeball that can absorb knowledge from a victim through his eyes, and who can store his memories in a liquid inside his own eyeballs. This sounds ridiculous enough (and is) but wait until you see the academics put drops of this eyeball liquid under a microscope and see images (like a brontosaurus) that the creature had seen in the past.

The print is dark and a bit grainy, but overall it's a lot of fun for aficionados of classic gothic horror movies set on a train.

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Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"
Body hopping Alien on the Trans-Siberian Express!
Should be comedy, not horror
Horror Express...an overview
Excellent Cushing/Lee Film

Horror Express
Starring: Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Alberto de Mendoza , Silvia Tortosa , and Julio Peña
Director: Eugenio Martín
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Released in 1972 under the international title Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express, this effective horror thriller is now regarded as one of the better European horror films of the 1970s, aided immeasurably by the casting of horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the story begins in China when the arrogant British Professor Saxton (played by Lee) boards the Trans-Siberian Express with a mysterious crate containing a body that he claims is the missing link in human evolution. What he doesn't know is that his ancient discovery is still alive--a monster with glowing red eyes that stare into the eyes of its victims, boiling their brains and absorbing their intelligence, turning them into zombies possessed by the creature's evolving personality! Pretty soon even Telly Savalas (as a power-mad Cossack) is raving among the train full of zombies, and it's up to Lee and rival anthropologist Cushing to destroy them... or die! There's a surplus of thrills and chills in this sharp, fast-paced Spanish-British production, made at a time when suspense and clever writing were still valued over graphic gore and special effects. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Ride the Horror Express with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as turn-of-the-century monster-hunters. In the early 1900s, anthropologist Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee) unearths in China what he believes to be the scientific find of the new century: the centuries-old frozen body of a gigantic ape-like man, a veritable "missing link." Booking a ticket on the train back to Europe with his crated-up, but still very healthy discovery, he joins an international group of passengers on a nightmarish adventure aboard the Horror Express, including a game of discovery with rival scientist Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing). A relentlessly entertaining cult favorite, "Horror Express" is the best 1970s pairing of genre stalwarts Cushing and Lee, this time as reluctant comrades forced to combat a diabolical creature bent on human destruction.

Customer Reviews:

Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express".......2006-10-10

I just recently picked up this DVD (mine was from Gemstone Entertainment). I never heard of it before but I noticed it starred Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas and was made in 1972. Although this wasn't a Hammer film, it obviously had the aura of a Hammer film, and I love Hammer films. So I snatched it up (for a buck, no less!).

Ah what a pleasant surprise!

How can I describe "Horror Express"? Okay, imagine if a guy had in his hands the DVDs "The Thing" (Carpenter's version), "Murder On The Orient Express," "Trog," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (huh?) and a few Hammer films with Lee & Cushing. Got that? Okay, now imagine this dude taking a transporter beam back in time to 1972 and re-appearing with only one DVD, a mixture of all the above films. Can you imagine that? Good, because that's pretty much how "Horror Express" will strike you.

You might be curious as to why I included "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" in the list of films; it's because the score in "Horror Express" will bring to mind that popular Western composition, except that it's a bit more eerie and fitting for a 70s horror film.

Another highlight of the film is that it features two incredibly gorgeous redheads: Helga Line, who was about 40 years old at the time, and another girl that was about 20 playing a Countess of some sort.

At about 88 minutes the film definitely doesn't overstay its welcome, which can be a good thing.

In its time I bet "Horror Express" was cutting edge horrific entertaiment. Today, some of it will strike you as unbelievable (for instance, Lee accepts too quickly the notion of his caveman/fossil being alive and roaming around the train); at other times it will strike you as amusing (its hard supressing a giggle here and there). But the film at least takes its subject serious; its never campy, that's for sure.

If my description perks your interest, don't hesitate to pick up "Horror Express."

Body hopping Alien on the Trans-Siberian Express!.......2006-04-24

This was a very enjoyable movie. The story--about a body hopping alien loose aboard the trans-siberian railroad in 1906--is like a dry run for all those X-Files to come, not to metion FALLEN. If you crossed the X-Files with Murder on The Orient Express you'd come close what is on display here. I really wasn't expecting much from this movie and maybe that is why i was so pleasantly surprised. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee--given a rare chance to play allies instead of enemies--rise to the occasion and deliver spot-on performances that are filled with dry wit and good humor. And the incomparable TELLY SAVALAS--in what is really only a glorified cameo--makes the most of his opportunity--arrogantly strutting thru the train swilling vodka and chewing on the scenery with delight.

If you are a fan of The X files, Agatha Christie murder mysteries, Brit horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, or just like movies set in Siberia featuring the dessicated remains of body hopping alien parasites--then HORROR EXPRESS is the film for you! Enjoy!

Should be comedy, not horror.......2006-01-07

If you purchase this movie to get really scared, good luck...

We went to Wal-Mart randomly and raided the $1 bin. We all watched it and were laughing non-stop. Definitely worth the one dollar and will keep this classic in my collection.

Has all the elements needed for any stereotypical horror movie, but I'll let you watch it for yourself to find out what those are.

Horror Express...an overview.......2005-10-16

This little 1972 gem is a horror movie worth adding to any collection. The movie stars Christopher Lee as a British anthropologist and Peter Cushing as a rival scientist. Lee discovers a frozen corpse of a prehistoric human in a cave located in the frozen wastes of siberian mongolia. He crates up his discovery and puts it aboard a train. His character is attempting to revolutionize the theories of evolution and shed new light into scientific knowledge of the age. Set in the year 1906, the movie boasts a pretty good idea for a plot. Lee's fossil comes alive and apparently has the ability to drain the intellect from hapless victims by staring into their eyes. The poor victims are left nothing more than corpses with all the color drained from their eyes and their brains sapped of all knowledge. Although there are some script glitches and a few things in the plot that dont quite make sense...all in all this is a creepy and solid piece of horror genre. Peter cushing and Telly Savalas are nice additions.

Excellent Cushing/Lee Film.......2005-07-09

this was a cool horror movie I found mine for only 1 dollar at wal - mart
this belongs in your collection with "I Monster" and "House that Dripped Blood"

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Horror Express: Christopher Lee
Starring: Barta Barry , Peter Cushing , Alberto de Mendoza , Angel del Pozo , and Victor Israel
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Horrific.......2006-08-18

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were "the best of screen enemies" (to quote Lee). So it's entertaining to see them in a different kind of movie, such as "Horror Express," a somewhat hokey horror movie that is made up for by some excellent performances and pervasive creepiness. You'll never look at a fossil quite the same way again.

Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee) uncovers a frozen ape-man in northern China, and has it crated and loaded on the Trans-Siberian Express. But after his colleague Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing) bribes the baggage man to peek inside, the baggage man is found dead, with bloody white eyes -- and the fossil is gone. More people fall prey to the creature before it's fatally shot by a Russian police officer.

But it soon becomes apparent that the creature may be dead -- but whatever was inside it has just moved on to its next host. Wells and Saxton try to puzzle out what they are dealing with, while a mad monk (Alberto de Mendoza) tries to help the possessed officer, believing him to be Satan. To top things off, a force of Cossack soldiers have arrived to deal with the threat...

"Horror Express" is one of those movies that would normally be B-grade all around -- capable, but nothing really memorable. The plot about a bodysnatching, memory-sucking alien is kinda hokey. But it's the presentation that makes it really interesting, with Lee and Cushing as a pair of scientists, and a sense of mystery around what the creature really is.

And it all takes place in the confines of a train, which gives the movie a claustrophobic feeling, as well as making it seem a bit like a horror version of "Murder on the Orient Express." The dialogue ranges from silly ("There's a stink of hell on this train!") to slyly satirical ("But what if one of you is the monster?" "Monster? We're BRITISH, you know!").

Lee and Cushing are the bright spots in here, as the uptight, scientific-minded Saxton and the friendly Wells, who keeps rubbing Saxton the wrong way. It's interesting to see them as allies ("friends" would be pushing it), and the the two actors give plenty of little details to their strong performances. Dracula and Van Helsing, they ain't. And Telly Savalas shows up briefly as a swaggering, likable Cossack captain.

The Diamond Entertainment copy I saw was not in great condition -- it was rather blurry and dull-sounding. Just not very good, especially since better copies are available for not much more money from Geneon/Pioneer.

"Horror Express" is basically a B-movie with the usual weak and solid moments, but some grade-A talent making it worthwhile. Enjoyably spooky.

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Horror Express
Starring: Peter Cushing; Telly Savalas
Director: Eugenio Martin
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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An English anthropologist has dicovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastelands of Manchuria.He brings the creature back to Europe on the train,where he thaws out with horrific results.

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HORROR EXPRESS
A memorable journey with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee
Horror Express
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and... Telly Savalas?

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A mysterious creature has been discovered frozen in the depths of Manchuria. Experts hypothesize that this creature may be the missing link, as an English anthropologist seeks to study the frozen specimen. He transports the creature on the trans-Siberian Express. But when the creature reanimates, terrorizing the train's unsuspecting passengers, the anthropologist must now put a stop to this priceless menace. Digiview 2004 DVD in a thin Black DVD case. Interactive Menus / Scene Selection / Previews

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HORROR EXPRESS.......2007-05-01

THIS IS A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! I LOVE IT, I RECOMMEND IT!! LOOK OUT FOR THE FOSSIL THAT COMES ALIVE AFTER BEING FOUND IN AN ICE COLD CAVE!!!!!!

A memorable journey with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.......2005-09-26

Horror legends Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are booked on the Trans-Siberian Express? There's a beautiful Countess onboard, too? And Telly Savalas shows up and absolutely steals the show? You'd better believe I bought my ticket for this wild ride. Despite a really, really hokey premise, a rather dark movie print, and a lack of major special effects, Horror Express somehow comes off quite well as a traditional sort of horror film with a quality all its own. The setting is the winter of 1906; Sir Alexander Saxon (Christopher Lee) has discovered a two-million-year-old "man" in the frozen wastes of China that may very well be the crucial "missing link." Before his men can even get the precious cargo loaded on the Trans-Siberian Express, a nosy little thief ends up dead, his eyeballs completely white. It just so happens that a Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing), a scientist not unknown to Saxon, is also a passenger on the train, and his curiosity about the strange crate leads to the baggage man's death. When the remarkably living creature escapes and begins a real killing spree aboard the train, rivals Saxon and West team up to try and stop the rampage of the monster. After they saw the heads off of several white-eyed victims, they are amazed to find brains that are wholly smooth. You know what this means, of course - the creature is somehow sucking the very thoughts out of his victim's brains through their eyes. This helps explain the bleeding from the eyes that also seems to accompany death. Just for kicks, the two scientists take a look at a sample of eye fluid from a victim - and what should appear on the slide but the spitting image of the last thing the victim saw. Then they look at a sample from the monster's eye (the monster has transferred his consciousness to another human being by this point, having had his initial host body pumped full of several holes); visions of ancient creatures and a vision of earth from space leads to the obvious conclusion that what we are dealing with here is a living intelligence who came to earth eons ago. In the movie's defense, the idea that the last image a person sees before he dies would be imprinted upon his eyeball was actually entertained by some thinkers as late as the early twentieth century.

From here on out, it's basically a struggle for all the panicked train riders to avoid meeting up with a pair of glowing red eyes until such time as our heroes, Saxon and West, can identify and kill the creature in whatever form he now possesses. A gorgeous Countess and her annoying Rasputin-like associate add to the fun, but it is the appearance of Telly Savalas in the role of Captain Kazan that breathes new life into the final half hour of the film. Savalas gives an unforgettable performance, obviously enjoying the role of the campy Cossack to the hilt. He doesn't appear for very long, but he packs loads of entertainment into that short time period, doing everything but bringing out a lollipop and asking someone "Who loves you, baby?"

In a sense, this is not one of Cushing's or Lee's better performances, in my opinion. Together as allies for once, though, their dual presence carries this film on its shoulders. Other than a filthy creature sporting the worst case of pinkeye you've ever seen, many shots of "ping-pong ball for eyes" victims, and a couple of cranial autopsy procedures, there's not much gore to be found here. The story sounds rather weak but holds itself together quite well, thanks largely to the inestimably grand performances by the great Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Horror Express, aka Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express, is definitely a ride worth taking.

Horror Express.......2005-08-28

I'm a student of Horror/Science Fiction and somehow missed this movie over my 48 years on this planet. However, I viewed this movie and must say not bad! In the beginning it looks to be another crummy movie. But things get interesting around the three quarter mark. In fact,it was at that exact point that it hit me like a snowball from the Abominable Snowman that this plot was that of The Thing. (WHO GOES THERE) by John Campbell.
Only this takes place on a train. You will need to pay close attention to every detail in order to understand how the creature gains his Earthly intelligence. I had to watch it twice to appreciate all those little things I missed the first time. I'm glad this is now part of my collection. Shine On!!!

Count Wolfenstein

Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and... Telly Savalas?.......2005-08-16

HORROR EXPRESS (1973), also known as PANIC IN THE TRANS-SIBERIAN TRAIN, is an unbelievably hokey film with plot points that are unclear, character motivations that defy sense, and science that would make your sixth-grade biology teacher weep. Yet I really enjoyed the film, because it's genuinely creepy and contains a carefully constructed sense of menace. Yes, a lot of it doesn't make sense upon reflection, but it's fast paced enough that any story issues don't jar the audience out of the film's mood.

Apart from the establishing moments of the film's beginning, the action takes place entirely onboard a trans-Siberian locomotive. Anthropologist Christopher Lee is a passenger with a mysterious crate -- the contents of which have already raised the ire of the film's mad monk who warns that the deadly hand of Satan is nearby. Helping Lee ignore the predictions of doom is Peter Cushing, an English doctor with a morbid and overwhelming curiosity of Lee's business.

The contents of the crate, as revealed in the film's beginning, are the frozen remains of the "missing link" -- a two million-year-old half-man, half-ape creature who would represent a fundamental change in the scientific community (if the term "paradigm shift" has been invented at the time, they would have used it). But if you think that this specimen will simply remain a scientific curiosity or won't, for instance, wake up and begin a killing spree, then you simply don't know horror movies.

As the DVD box tells us, the passengers are now under attack from the awakened and angry ape-thing. I'd never seen a horror movie that used a train as its sole location, but I have seen a number of straightforward thrillers that have pulled off the same trick. And what made those films successful also works well here. The claustrophobic atmosphere is genuinely oppressive. There is no escape from this train (they're traveling through the wastelands of Siberia) and they are completely at the mercy of this horrific monster. The characters are also always important in such closed-set movies like this, and the fellow passengers are very entertaining here too.

Yes, on paper the plot of this movie is goofy as all get out. A two million-year-old ape-monster jumping about on a train (and did I mention that he can remove his victim's memories and thoughts?) and terrorizing a bunch of rich folks sounds wacky. I'm not going to assert that this is a film where you can take everything seriously.

But it is, in fact, seriously creepy. The manner in which the monster kills his victims is rather disturbing. And I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I was fascinated by the -- let's say -- relationship between the monster and its victims. I've seen this before in other genre fiction, yet it seems very fresh here, and it's a very spooky take on the concept.

Oh, and I haven't even mentioned Telly Savalas and his big red coat yet. They don't show up until the last twenty minutes or so, but in that time Savalas manages to gobble up all the scenery that he would have chewed had he been in the rest of the picture. He throws his arms around dramatically. He makes grand, loud speeches. He stops just short of twirling in circles and bursting into song and dance. He's supposed to be a Russian military Captain, but he makes no attempt at hiding his New York accent. He is marvelously, marvelously entertaining.

This is a solid, unnerving horror film whose small budget works to its advantage. We aren't overloaded with gory special effects, and the inexpensive tricks used work effectively. There were only a few scenes that I had to turn away from (I absolutely cannot stand to see any foreign object going into an eye, no matter how fake the effect). What the film can't provide in spectacle, it can more than make up for in sheer pizzazz.

And if you're familiar at all with horror films, you'll certainly recognize the names of the two stars: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. They were more famous for appearing together in Hammer horror movies, but they don't miss a beat in this independent European film. Naturally, they have a lot of on-screen chemistry, which is perfectly understandable given that they had made about ten million pictures together before this one.

I'm reviewing the Digiview Production DVD edition. It's presented in full-screen, and while the picture isn't the greatest, it's a decent enough copy. This isn't really a film for close and careful study, so I didn't find any defects in the presentation to be overly distracting.

As I said, don't pay too much attention to the mechanics of the story (a major plot point from the beginning of the film is made inexplicable by the conclusion). Just enjoy this for some good healthy chills. This is a great movie for late at night when you want to freak yourself out.

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Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"
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Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express".......2006-10-10

Body hopping Alien on the Trans-Siberian Express!.......2006-04-24

Should be comedy, not horror.......2006-01-07

Horror Express...an overview.......2005-10-16

Excellent Cushing/Lee Film.......2005-07-09

this was a cool horror movie I found mine for only 1 dollar at wal - mart
this belongs in your collection with "I Monster" and "House that Dripped Blood"

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Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"
Body hopping Alien on the Trans-Siberian Express!
Should be comedy, not horror
Horror Express...an overview
Excellent Cushing/Lee Film

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Director: Eugenio Martín
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Customer Reviews:

Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express".......2006-10-10

Body hopping Alien on the Trans-Siberian Express!.......2006-04-24

Should be comedy, not horror.......2006-01-07

Horror Express...an overview.......2005-10-16

Excellent Cushing/Lee Film.......2005-07-09

this was a cool horror movie I found mine for only 1 dollar at wal - mart
this belongs in your collection with "I Monster" and "House that Dripped Blood"

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Horror Express

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Binding: DVD

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Average customer rating:

aka "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"

Horror Express
Starring: Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Alberto de Mendoza , Silvia Tortosa , and Julio Peña
Director: Eugenio Martín
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

aka "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express".......2002-10-31

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee both star together in this scary horror film! What more can you ask for! Very nice print of "Horror Express" with minimal cropping at a budget price by Alpha Video. This was a great late night cable flick I watched with my brother when we were, well, a little younger! Don't miss it!!!

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