Night Train to Terror

Night Train to Terror

Year: 1985

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Directors: Tom McGowan, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen

HorrorSong and danceGory gruesome and slasher horrorGothic and eerie haunting horrorGraphic violence and brutal revenge

On a surreal train bound for Hell, God and Satan debate the destiny of three strangers. Their lives unfold in three bizarre vignettes: one set in an insane asylum where patients endure unsettling treatments, another follows a sinister “death club,” and the last chronicles the twisted exploits of a devoted servant of Satan.

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1

Train to Las Vegas: God vs Satan

On a train headed to Las Vegas, God and Satan debate what they offer humankind. They observe the passengers' stories and weigh the fate of three individuals whose lives may be changed by their choices. The train's journey becomes a moving stage for their cosmic contest as the passengers' destinies unfold.

Train to Las Vegas
2

Harry Billings arrives at the mysterious hospital

Harry Billings, an alcoholic salesman, is taken to a mysterious psychiatric hospital after a reckless act that ends in tragedy. Inside, he is subjected to hypnosis by Dr. Fargo and Dr. Brewer. The staff begin to weaponize his hypnotic state to manipulate victims and further their grim plans.

Mysterious psychiatric hospital
3

Luring victims and organ harvesting

Under hypnosis, Harry is used to lure additional victims to the hospital, where they are brutally murdered. The corpses are then harvested for organs, turning the hospital into a sinister, underground operation. The cycle of murder and exploitation grows more explicit as the staff tighten their control.

Mysterious psychiatric hospital
4

Brewer's lobotomy and the Harry-H Brewer bond

Fargo betrays Brewer and lobotomizes her, leaving Brewer in control of Harry and forming a dangerous, romantic bond with him. The odd alliance powers the pair as they navigate the hospital's horrors. The remaining staff's grip on reality begins to fracture.

Hospital lab
5

Harry's defiance and Otto's death

Harry defies Fargo and kills Otto in a bid to escape the hospital's clutches. In a cruel twist, the lobotomized Brewer enacts revenge by vivisecting Fargo, showing the depth of the hospital's dark influence. The line between victim and villain becomes increasingly blurred.

Hospital
6

Gretta Connors' exploitation at the amusement park

Gretta Connors, a struggling actress, works at an amusement park and falls under the sway of the austere George Youngmeyer. George manipulates her into appearing in pornographic films, leveraging her ambitions for his own gain. The relationship's power dynamic sets up a troubling path for Gretta's future.

Amusement park
7

Gretta and Glenn fall in love; recruitment into the death cult

Glenn Marshall, a medical student, becomes enamored with Gretta after seeing her film and tracks her to a Manhattan bar owned by George. The two fall in love as Gretta performs as a pianist, drawing them deeper into George's dark circle. George then recruits them into a deadly cult he belongs to.

Manhattan bar
8

The cult's deadly games begin

Within the cult, Glenn is subjected to a series of deadly games, including brutal attempts reminiscent of Russian roulette. Gretta and Glenn struggle to survive as the group's reckless rituals escalate. The line between control and chaos becomes increasingly thin.

Death cult hideout
9

The wrecking-ball death game

As Gretta and Glenn prepare for marriage, George kidnaps them and subjects them to another death game using a wrecking ball. The perilous spectacle ends with one cultist dying, leaving their fate shrouded in uncertainty and fear. The couple's bond is tested to its breaking point.

Wrecking-ball arena
10

Claire Hansen's nightmare and Stern's pursuit

Claire Hansen, a devout Catholic surgeon, is tormented by nightmares about Nazis. Lieutenant Stern teams with Abraham Weiss to track down a group of Nazis believed to have fled to the United States, hoping to bring them to justice. The investigation fringes on the occult as fear grows.

City hospital and investigation sites
11

Weiss's death and the Nazi cult's occult roots

Weiss is killed after encountering a demonic-looking woman during the pursuit of the Nazi group. Claire's investigation deepens as the mystery of the Nazi cult and its occult connections begins to surface. The pursuit hints at a larger, more dangerous conspiracy at work.

Nazis' hideout and surrounding locations
12

The 666 tattoo and the autopsy discovery

Claire conducts Weiss's autopsy and discovers a mysterious 666 tattoo on his abdomen, signaling the mark of the beast and the occult underpinnings of the Nazi cult. The discovery intensifies her resolve to uncover the cult's true nature. The mystery threads through the medical and magical elements of the story.

Autopsy room
13

Papini, the mark of 666, and a grim fate

Papini, another man branded with the 666 tattoo, attempts to halt the Nazi cult but is captured by a monstrous creature and dragged into the earth. His fate signals the cult's terrifying reach and the personal danger faced by everyone who confronts it. Claire's sense of peril deepens as more victims fall.

Cult site/earth surrounding locations
14

Olivier's satanic revelation and Claire's confrontation

Olivier, the cult's leader and a servant of the Devil, is revealed in the climactic struggle. Claire drives Olivier off with her car near the cult's mansion, then helps in a surgical confrontation where her assistant is compelled to kill Olivier during the operation. Olivier remanifests in a restored body, and the vivisected victim on the table becomes the assistant, sealing the horror.

Cult mansion and hospital operating room
15

Final showdown on the train

Back on the train, God and Satan clash over the passengers' fates, each seeking ultimate control of their souls. Satan tries to derail the train to claim everyone's future, but God intervenes to prevent the catastrophe. In the end, the train is saved from disaster and ascends along a track into the sky, leaving the outcome hanging over the fates of the passengers.

Train to Las Vegas

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 14:47

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