I'd hate to leave any thoughts farting in the mist, chilling out unattended in the periphery so I just want to recognize Terror Train as a fascinating curio within the slasher universe if just for it being a way through the door for Copperfield to show what he could do, his shared glances with Jamie who wasn't oblivious to what he was saying to her with his eyes and how she posited her own flirty response, and his sinister presentation. Ben Johnson just being in a slasher film and escaping unscathed, unlike Glenn Ford who couldn't with his role as a psychiatrist in Happy Birthday to Me (1981). The film being directed by respected editor and photographed by a renowned cinematographer certainly helps its rep. Curtis really in quite a lot of danger within the claustrophobic confines of a moving train. Curtis trapped in a complex triangle between the young man she loves and his best friend who would prefer she was out of their lives. The killer disguising himself in the costumes / masks of those he kills. The use of the train and cramped spaces of the killer and the identity of a magician's assistant. Maybe this isn't the greatest example of what a recommended slasher film could or should be, but I think you could do a hell of a lot worse. Just spending some time with a genteel Ben who effortlessly owns the screen he stands in front of as the train ride conductor should be worth giving this another look.
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