Horror Express story
The year is 1906. A professor transports a frozen prehistoric creature from China to Europe by train.
8 total · 5 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cryptid | major | Professor Sir Alexander Saxton discovered discovered the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creative in a cave in Manchuria, but the creature revived on the transport back to Europe. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | It turned out that the primitive humanoid creature was actually inhabited by an alien being that jumped to a new host after the creature was shot dead. |
| faith vs. science | major | Father Pujardov was convinced that the creature was the work of Satan, while Saxton understood the creature within the theory of evolution. |
| hominid evolution | major | Renowned British anthropologist Sir Alexander Saxton was transporting what he believed to be the missing link in human evolution back to Europe from China. It was a primitive humanoid creature that he discovered in a cave in Manchuria. |
| incorporeal being | major | An malevolent, incorporeal entity of extra-galactic origin inhabited various passengers on the train from China to Europe. |
| Christianity | minor | There was a Christian monk running around brandishing a crucifix. |
| human vs. beast | minor | The primitive humanoid creature terrorized the passengers on the train back to Europe until such time as it was killed. |
| the Devil | minor | The creature was alleged to be the world of the devil on various occasions. |