The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

12/24/1976

Runtime

86 mins

Overview

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$400,000

Revenue

-

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A blunt, documentary-style account of a town gripped by fear as an invisible killer stalks its streets. The film trades gore for relentless dread, building its horror from uncertainty and the mundane vulnerability of ordinary people.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseParanoid

Themes

CrimeSurvivalObsession

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Heads up

Graphic violence

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