'Midnight Meat Train' Poster

Lionsgate sent us the official poster for the horror thriller Midnight Meat Train, based on the short story by Clive Barker.

See poster at right and click for larger view; synopsis is here below; see our previous coverage for the trailer...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Midnight Meat Train' Trailer + Image

It's days like this that I'm glad the Empress and I started up this website. We opened our email this morning and lo-and-behold, the makers of the upcoming Clive Barker adaptation Midnight Meat Train apparently read what I wrote about it the other day and took it upon themselves to send us the new trailer for the film (watch it here after the jump). We also have an image (at right) of Vinnie Jones as the character Mahogany and the film's official synopsis.

Well, you can officially call me wrong on my fears about the Jones casting business 'cause after watching this here trailer I have to say that he looks like a hella good fit as Mahogany.

Checkity Checkit, yo!...view the trailer after the jump at Geeks of Doom

'Midnight Meat Train' Trailer

Those of you who know me personally are aware of how deeply my love of Clive Barker's work runs. When a well worn copy of the first Book of Blood found its way into my hands at the tender age of thirteen, I immediately devoured it and was forever changed. Much in the same way Lovecraft and Poe attacked the horror genre from their entirely unique perspectives, Barker had not only changed the rules, but literally (<--hey lookie, proper use of the term literally) rewrote the template for modern horror.

After reading the insanely sick introduction to the Books, in which a fake psychic finds himself at the mercy of an all-too-real malevolent spirit who proceeds to etch the anthology's stories onto his very flesh, literally making him the book of blood... Oh yes, I was hooked!...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!