A suspenseful thriller with gory elements , grisly killings , twists and unsettling atmosphere shot in semi-documentary style , including a voice-in-off . B-entertainment with a fairly suspenseful and frightening story in which a disturbing serial murderer on the loose undertaking a criminal spree by means of slashing and other grisly executions . As a series of brutal slayings terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the "Moonlight Murders" . Captain J. D. Morales (Ben Johnson) and Deputy Norman Ramsey (Andrew Prine) become obsessed with finding the man referred to as ""The Phantom" . As the body count climbs and the carnage comes closer , Morales delves deeper into the mystery , following clues that point her toward the killer's true identity . The Town That Dreaded Sundown puts Texarkana back on the map for all the wrong reasons .cNot Everyone Who Comes to This Lover's Lane Has the Same Thing on Their Mind. A True Story .A True Tale of Texarkana Terror! .In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas .
It starts in documentary style with a narrator describing the post-Second World War atmosphere , but soon gets to the horrible business of the Phantom , an ominous murderer who terrorizes the locals . This little film is set in the small town of Texarkana located on the state line of Arkansas in which the unfortunate citizens are soon drawn into a frightening horrible realm from brutally slain by a masked serial killer. Intrigue , tension , suspense appear threatening and lurking here and there . The fact that ¨The Town That Dreaded Sundown¨ is based on actual events makes this thrilling and effective movie all the more chilling . It packs inexplicable disturbing occurrences , shocks, thrills , suspense , chills , hair-rising events and surprising final . A sinister and unsettling flick that goes on growing more and more and developing step by step until the eerie ending . Followed by a late sequel 2014 , set sixty-five years after in which the notorious series killer suddenly begin again : starring Anthony Anderson, Gary Cole, Edward Herrmann, Joshua Leonard , Denis O'Hare, Travis Tope and Veronica Cartwright,
This medium budget was professionally written/directed by Charles B Pierce. This artisan directed all kinds of genres and made his own independent films, as Pierce was the star, writer, director and co-producer of ¨The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II¨, (1985), a sequel to "Boggy Creek" that was eventually re-titled ¨Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues¨ (1985) . And directing westerns in similar style , usually dealing with Indian issues , Terror movies and even a Viking movie , as he directed the following films : "Hawken's Breed" , "Grayeagle" , " Winterhawk" , "Sacred Ground" , "Town that dreaded Sundown", "The Evictors" , "Legend of Bobby Creek" , "Bobby Creek II" , "Norseman" , among others . The flick will appeal to terror fans .
It starts in documentary style with a narrator describing the post-Second World War atmosphere , but soon gets to the horrible business of the Phantom , an ominous murderer who terrorizes the locals . This little film is set in the small town of Texarkana located on the state line of Arkansas in which the unfortunate citizens are soon drawn into a frightening horrible realm from brutally slain by a masked serial killer. Intrigue , tension , suspense appear threatening and lurking here and there . The fact that ¨The Town That Dreaded Sundown¨ is based on actual events makes this thrilling and effective movie all the more chilling . It packs inexplicable disturbing occurrences , shocks, thrills , suspense , chills , hair-rising events and surprising final . A sinister and unsettling flick that goes on growing more and more and developing step by step until the eerie ending . Followed by a late sequel 2014 , set sixty-five years after in which the notorious series killer suddenly begin again : starring Anthony Anderson, Gary Cole, Edward Herrmann, Joshua Leonard , Denis O'Hare, Travis Tope and Veronica Cartwright,
This medium budget was professionally written/directed by Charles B Pierce. This artisan directed all kinds of genres and made his own independent films, as Pierce was the star, writer, director and co-producer of ¨The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II¨, (1985), a sequel to "Boggy Creek" that was eventually re-titled ¨Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues¨ (1985) . And directing westerns in similar style , usually dealing with Indian issues , Terror movies and even a Viking movie , as he directed the following films : "Hawken's Breed" , "Grayeagle" , " Winterhawk" , "Sacred Ground" , "Town that dreaded Sundown", "The Evictors" , "Legend of Bobby Creek" , "Bobby Creek II" , "Norseman" , among others . The flick will appeal to terror fans .