I love horror. With all honesty I can say that it is the genre that has influenced me the most. Rosemary’s Baby, The Haunting, Aliens, 28 Days Later, these films have defined my taste in media.

Clown Train was impressive. Horror is a genre that lends itself well to a low budget, and the filmmakers here constructed something that does build suspense effectively and enjoyable. Sure, there isn’t a real payoff, but it was otherwise well-constructed.

It is pretty easy to pinpoint audio as the strongpoint of the production. The music is atmospheric and subdued, but nonetheless powerful.

Bringing up the discordant sounds before vision comes on is a common practice that builds suspense. The clearly heard light flickering is mysterious, and helps to build this somewhat surreal atmosphere that is off-putting and menacing.

You can hear the confined space of the train car, and the sound helps to make the action almost completely isolated; there’s a sense that help of any kind is nowhere near.