The Midnight Meat Train
The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 American horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection Books of Blood. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the "Subway Butcher", and discovers more than he bargained for under the city streets.
Plot
Leon is a photographer who wants to capture unique gritty shots of the city. He is crushed when, instead of giving him his big break, gallery owner Susan criticizes him for not taking enough risks. Emboldened, he heads into the city's subway system at night, where he takes pictures of an impending sexual assault before saving the woman. She kisses Leon before running to catch the subway. Thinking she’s safe, a mysterious man comes from behind her and hits her with a weapon. The next day, he discovers she has gone missing. Intrigued, he investigates reports of similar disappearances. His investigation leads him to a butcher named Mahogany, whom he suspects has been killing subway passengers for the past three years.
More details
| author | Clive Barker |
|---|---|
| director | Ryuhei Kitamura |
| editor | Toby Yates |
| genre | fantasy horror thriller |
| keywords | abandon big break body part break capture crush eat gallery owner human body human flesh kill meat hook morning murder mysterious man run sexual assault subway train swing think |
| musicBy | Johannes Kobilke |
| producer | Clive Barker Eric Reid Gary Lucchesi Jorge Saralegui Richard Wright Tom Rosenberg |
| productionCompany | Lakeshore Entertainment |
| publisher | Lakeshore Entertainment Lionsgate |
| theme | exploitation monster movie psychological thriller serial killer splatter |