The Black Train was a pleasant surprise from Edward Lee. Yes, the ridiculous sex descriptions and violence are still here, but most of it is presented in flashbacks and dreams. The story itself is very interesting and I really haven’t read another book like it. It basically describes (mainly through flashbacks brought on by a kind of family owned hotel) a Civil War version of a Concentration Camp where all the females are raped over and over, slaves are forced to build a railroad at record speed...

Right off I am adoring this book. Very brutal, not politically correct, and highly sexual.

I loved this book. It is the first that I've read from Edward Lee. Good first impression. Strong on sex, which is kind of unnecessary to the story to the degree they had it. Strong on terror and a fantastic ending. Overall, great read. I would recommend it to others.

The Black Train proves what a sick, twist, perverse freak Edward Lee really is! Within the novel is countless pages of disturbing sex scenes, and the most vile acts among the evilest of men. But.....Isn't that why we love reading Edward Lee's books in the first place? The only part I disliked, was the mess poor ole Jiff got himself into at the end. ( I developed a soft spot for the lug) I had to give this one 5 stars, I just couldn't put it down. Seriously though, if your sensitive to horrific h...

This was such a fun read, one of the best Lee's books I've read so far. It's got his unique blend of over the top sex, gore and perversion and, what's the polite way of saying this, intellectually and developmentally challenged southerners, but this book also has enough plot and substance to back the story up. Even a surprisng amount of interesting civil war era trivia. Not for the delicate sensibilities, but for the rest...quick entertaining read. Recommended.

Yess!! I absolutely loved this book. While our main character can be somewhat unlikable at times, it just made him more real. The jumping from one time period to another, whether through dreams or actual time jumps, were the best parts for me. I actually wish we got to see more of the past and Gasts terrible deeds. I've only read a handful of Lee's books, but so far this one is definitely my favorite! 5/5 skulls💀

man goes to haunted house. man experiences weird sexual scenarios and troubling dreams relating to the house's horrific civil war-era past. man enjoys company of lovely lady bar-owner while dealing with two other frisky ladies - one bizarrely earthy, the other unpleasantly unearthly. man thinks only with his dick.narrative: very little. mainly the reader is thrust into a series of lurid, atrocity-ridden historical dreams from a range of perspectives. in the modern world, various perverse scenes

This is the best Ed Lee book I've read so far. His writing honestly scared me, I'm kind of nervous of the nightmares this book might give me. Completely depraved, viscious and grisly... but I was glued to every page! A few things were really disturbing, even for someone like me that looks to read those kinds of things, and it's the only reason this book doesn't get 5 stars. Not for the faint of heart, but a good read if you like his previous books.

One of the last mass market books by Ed Lee I beleive,withthe exception of Witch House which was supposed to come out form Dorchester. It was a good read. He did alot of historical flashbacks to connect the storyline together. I was more prepared for a gory in your face kind of story form him, which in a way it did deleiver, but in a way that didn't seem it. He developed alot of character in a few of his players to make the story work. But, beleive me there is more than enough disturbing scenes

Not the most exciting of Lee's books. It started out with some promise, but really bogged down in the middle. There wasn't much action, sexual or violence, unless it was a flashback and even then it was weak. The end really had a chance to save it, but failed. This would be a decent beach book, because it's easy follow and won't tax the brain.

I've heard it said that Edward Lee writes for several different types of readers; I've come to believe that. I am not a fan of his books like The Bighead and I would never, ever watch The Header, but I have enjoyed his more subtle horror approaches--subtle for Lee, that is--in The Golem and now The Black Train.Justin Collier is a Food TV star who has a show about beer. His ratings fell and his contract wasn't renewed. In essence he lost his show to a phony southern BBQ-er from New Jersey. Justin...

This one is not for the faint of heart! Edward Lee writes in the special sub category of horror called splatter punk--lots of gory description and some...ahem..gratuitous scenes. However, with that said, this is one darn good ghost story! The characterization is great. I like the main character who DOES act human and makes mistakes but is redeemable, totally redeemable! The story is mysterious and scary as well. We have a haunted house story and maybe even a haunted part (or all?) of town as wel...

Lee builds a fascinating story, combining rumor, history, and pure demented fantasy in a seamless blanket of weird. To provide details would also give much of the story away, but suffice to say his portrayal of the old South, and some of the attitudes in it, is horrifically brutal and, by many accounts, tragically accurate. From the treatment of slaves and natives to attitudes of discipline and just how much power money could buy, Lee leads the reader down a path that begins subtly in the normal...

WOW!!!! This has got to be the most sinister book I have ever read!! Mr Lee, you got one twisted mind!!! This was the perfect October read. It had very frightful ghost stories embodied with macabre details. It was very gory and graphic. I admire Lee's imagination to conjure a tale such as The Black Train. Mr Gast was pure evil in every sense and his wife Penelope was the raunchiest woman I have ever read about. I mean she actually had the men she slept with pee on her!!! ****barf*****I have to a...

This was awesome. Before reading it, I saw in other reviews that it is not so extreme as two other Edward Lee's books I've read (The Bighead and The Pig/The House). So I wondered if I'd like it as much. Oh yes, I did. And I don't think it was less extreme. Maybe... not so campy as those two but somehow, being a little more refined makes this book even creepier.I mean that's probably what all horror authors do - try to create the evil that will make the readers fear; and depending on how well the...

I thought this book was awesome. Though descriptions were violent and perverse, I felt that he didn't go over the line. I loved the ideas as to why the Gast House was haunted and the very quirky family that is up keeping the inn for tourists. I loved that Lee had a character in there that had some moral values. Wasn't expecting that! Very enjoyable and fast read.

Sometimes you have to say "WTF did I just read?" On the back of this one is Fangoria's blurb "Lee is the one who crosses the line" I definitely agree! The Black Train is something of a haunted house story, but that is way to simple of a way to characterize this. Our lead, Justin Collier, writes books about craft beers and breweries and also hosts a show ('The Prince of Beer') on the Food Channel. He hears about a craft brewery in nowhere land Tennessee (in the town of Gast) and travels there to

What an awesomely gory, graphic, politically incorrect, perverted, and overall very fucked up novel. I don't know if some of the deplorable treatment against African Americans and Native Americans depicted in this novel is historically accurate (unfortunately for the most part it probably is to some degree) but regardless it was gruesome and achieved its desired result which is to make the antagonist as evil a person as possible and to make the reader very uncomfortable. The characters were well...

Edward Lee is one sick twisted bastard. And this novel is the best thing I have read from him so far. Set in a small southern town,and soon to be canceled Food Network star is in search of the perfect microbrewed beer.He comes to find out that this town is flooded with ghost. Filled with Lee's normal violence,sex and gore,this is actually a edited version of a small press printing.

The Black Train was such a strange story. I normally see the plot line of the story coming from a mile away, and I did not actually figure out the real "bad guy" until it was reveled within the story. The Black Train is not for the faint of heart. Parts of the story are very disturbing and down right gross.