Watch a Creepy Movie: “Midnight Meat Train”

This one is an interesting story of behind-the-scenes weirdness going on at Lionsgate films. It seems that when Joe Drake took over the distributor, one of his first orders of business was to bump the much-anticipated adaptation of Clive Barker’s 1984 horror story Midnight Meat Train from its release date so that the movie he exec-produced, The Strangers, would have no competition. This little jerk move has left a lot of horror fans perturbed, and perturbing horror fans is generally not a wise maneuver. They often like knives and such, you see. When it turned out that Midnight Meat Train was going to be quietly released in limited quantities and then shuffled off to DVD, Barker started actively encouraging his Clive-amaniacs to start making some serious noise, in the belief that enough complaining could really help the film’s chances.

Now the Barker fans at FearNet have got it, and they’re streaming it live all day. It’s a truly innovative and disturbing work from director Ryuhei Kitamura, who also did the fantastically entertaining Azumi. It’s the story of a photographer (Bradley Cooper) who starts to stalk a notorious subway serial killer (Vinnie Jones) as part of his growing obsession with the dark side of human nature. That definitely gets seriously creepy, and it’s most certainly a frightfest that’ll get you into the Halloween spirit. Check it out for yourself, and see what all the hubbub’s about.

Watch Midnight Meat Train for free in its entirety over at FearNet right now.

You can check out the opening scene right here on Fancast, complete with an introduction from Clive Barker himself!