''Horror Express'' (1972)

By Crusader1307

Although often mistaken as a Hammer Films Production, 1972s ''Horror Express'' was actually a Spanish-British venture which meshed Horror and Sci-Fi quite effectively. With only Horror Film Vet's Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing (with a role for American Film and Television Actor Telly Savalas as well), as the only ''major Star'' attraction, ''Horror Express'' is actually quite stylish. Based on the 1938 ''Who Goes There?'' (which was the basis for ''The Thing''), the film while performing horribly in Spain, did somewhat well Internationally. It is still a very much recommended piece of early 70s Horror today. Set in 1906, aboard a Trans-Siberian Intercontinental Railway, a Scientist is bringing an ''incredibly preserved'' Humanoid artifact back to The World. Found encased in ice, the piece may well be nearly 1 Million years old. The Train is loaded with various passengers of different backgrounds and social status. But the specimen thaws and comes to life. Rather than a reanimated prehistoric man, we find that in reality, the ''artifact'' is really an Alien Intelligence from another World. ''Left Behind'' by His comrades by accident, The Alien can exist by taking over the bodies of ''lessor Lifeforms''. As One can guess, The Alien is seen as a threat. A Cossack Officer on the Train tries to control the situation, without success. The Alien can also control the dead and uses their bodies as a makeshift Army. The Scientists on board are able to trap and uncouple a train car with The Alien, which crashes off the tracks and a cliff – killing the creature, which also released control of it's ''zombies''. Seriously a fair watch and still very much available.