A review by gengelcox
That Hell Bound Train by Robert Bloch

5.0

The deal-with-the-devil story is a fantasy trope that never seems to get old. This is one of the best of that particular bent that I’ve ever come across, which includes classics like Fritz Leiber’s “Gonna Roll the Bones.” This predates that story by a decade, but I’m sure there were others before it, especially if we consider Marlowe’s Dr. Faust. Highly recommended.