He has stared into the ultimate despair: the certainty that nothing endures, that even the mightiest will be erased. And yet, he greets his young passengers with a smile, and keeps the train running.

He has seen the rise of mammals, for whom the ages of dinosaurs are not even a memory. He has watched the greatest beasts and all their works; their monuments of tooth, bone, and will; reduced to dust, scattered and forgotten.

Seriously, my daughter just read Animal Farm, and I had to talk to her about the consequences of the Spanish Civil War. Not cool!

Definitely scary… that tree and the clown doll alone would have made it worthwhile. However, the social commentary is pretty great and shows how much you can get away with if it’s “just” a horror movie.