There have been a lot of instances where studios would give a film little promotion and essentially dump it in a limited theatrical and straight-to-DVD release, however, there hasn't been a release that I've heard of that has been as insulting as the one given to Midnight Meat Train. The release date was moved around a number of times throughout the year and eventually settled on an August theatrical debut, but like a slap in the face, Lionsgate decided to only let it run to limited dollar theaters. FEARnet eventually grabbed the rights and premiered the film in the beginning of October via their on demand service, with plans to give it a web premiere this Halloween.

FX vet Patrick Tatopoulos was originally going to make his directorial debut with this feature, but had to drop out due to his busy schedule and Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura took over, making this his first break into American cinema. His involvement surprised me since I've been a fan of his work since I saw Versus all those years ago. The man knows his way around a small budget and makes the best out of key scenes, especially if the particular scene requires gore. Midnight Meat Train is no different, as the man delivers some really memorable gory sequences, giving this movie an edge above other recent genre entries.