Massacres dans le train fantôme

Two teenage couples decide to hide inside a carnival funhouse and spend the night there but when they witness the murder of a gypsy fortune teller by a hideously deformed employee they end up fighting for their lives. It has been many years since I last watched this, back then it was on bootleg VHS. Although I now own it on DVD I did actually opt to watch on tape, though not a bootleg this time! Bizarrely this got banned - but never successfully prosecuted - in Britain as a Video Nasty. Reality is there is little in the way of gore or nastiness here. The film starts with a shower scene, an obvious nod to Psycho, but with a bit more flesh on show! Most of the running time takes place at the fair but it's not until the second half that it really turns into a horror movie. Horror and the carnival often go hand in hand and here Hooper has done a fantastic job, in my opinion this is one of his best movies. It is very rich in colour, atmosphere and tension. Great make up by the legendary Rick Baker. Funhouse is creepy but fun viewing, highly recommended.