The Last Car

In a show with way more horrible episodes than there should be, this one manages to be simple yet effective. It's fairly repetitive, but each time said event take places, you are legitimately curious and cautious at the same time at what will happen next.

I would say in the best and excellent way. I diid not expect such a terrific plot, considering the disastrous stories shown before in TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE tv series. I have never seen a so riveting story in this TV show. Never. I can't even imagine anyone refusing this episode, not admitting this is a pure gem. In THE TWILIGHT ZONE series, there were legions of such tales, or even anthology shows from Uk and made in the seventies. Yes, that's precisely that, there is some British mystery savoir faire in this story. Anyway, I advise you to watch this episode at all costs. You won't regret it.

This episode really works. You can enjoy it on a simpler level of just being a creepy tale set on a train but at the same time there's a lot of subtext going on, where if you wanted to dive in deeper you could. Very well could be the best episode of the entire series. At least a top 5 contender.

This was the best Tales from the darkside episode. Very creepy and my most memorable episode from the whole series. Unfortunately I cant find this episode on YouTube, would be nice to look at it again after 30 years.

An expertly grim episode of the TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE TV show, THE LAST CAR is one of the highlights of the second season thanks to a decent script and an actual emphasis on full-blooded adult horror. It's another single location piece in which a small group of characters are trapped together on a train carriage hurtling through the countryside at night, and there's a twist in the tale which 99% of viewers will guess in the first few seconds.

Despite the predictability of the storyline, this is exemplary entertainment with the emphasis throughout on dread and foreboding; no cheesy rubber monsters here or dumb comedy, just suspense that never lets up. When it hits, that ending is as grim as you could wish for and a real delight for this horror fan.