
- Year
- 1980
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Updated
- 9 Aug 2026
- Obscurity
- known (26/100)
- Also known as
- Die Todesparty 3 · El Tren del Terror
Terror Train
A costume party on a moving train, a killer swapping disguises, and Jamie Lee Curtis again.
A slasher with a strong hook: a college costume party held on a chartered moving train, stalked by a killer who murders victims and takes their costumes, so no one knows who among the guests is the threat. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her third slasher of the era, is the final girl, and a young David Copperfield plays a magician.
The confined setting and the identity-swapping gimmick give it more tension than most, and the train is a good location. A cut above the average Halloween imitator, and cleverly staged.
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