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        The Town That Dreaded Sundown
        5.8
        (189 votes)

        The Town That Dreaded Sundown

        1976
        Horror
        Mystery
        Thriller
        Crime
        1 hr 26 min

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        Charles B. Pierce
        Screenplay
        Earl E. Smith
        The Town That Dreaded Sundown

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Ben Johnson
        Ben Johnson
        Captain J.D. Morales
        Andrew Prine
        Andrew Prine
        Deputy Norman Ramsey
        Dawn Wells
        Dawn Wells
        Helen Reed
        Jimmy Clem
        Jimmy Clem
        Sgt. Mal Griffin
        Jim Citty
        Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
        Charles B. Pierce
        Charles B. Pierce
        Patrolman A.C. Benson
        Robert Aquino
        Sheriff Otis Barker
        Cindy Butler
        Peggy Loomis
        Christine Ellsworth
        Linda Mae Jenkins
        Earl E. Smith
        Dr. Kress
        Steve Lyons
        Roy Allen
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (24/12/1976)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $400,000
        Country
        Production companies
        💯Based on true story
        👀Stalking
        🔪Serial killer
        🔪Killer
        Fake documentary
        Proto-slasher
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