The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

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Directed by

Charles B. Pierce

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Ben Johnson
Captain J.D. Morales

Andrew Prine
Deputy Norman Ramsey

Dawn Wells
Helen Reed

Jimmy Clem
Sgt. Mal Griffin

Charles B. Pierce
Patrolman A.C. Benson

Cindy Butler
Peggy Loomis

Earl E. Smith
Dr. Kress

Misty West
Emma Lou Cook

Written by

Earl E. Smith

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5 years, 6 months ago at Oct 19 4:27

Jorobado StarrK

Realmente quería que me gustara esta película, tiene una atmósfera muy tétrica, un antagonista que es realmente inquietante y que marca una presencia y un sentimiento de temor en el espectador.
La actuación es muy buena, y aunque los personajes sean bastante simples, sí llegas a simpatizar con ellos y a lamentarte cuando por ejemplo los policías sienten una impotencia al no poder atra... read more

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In the late 1940s, the residents of Texarkana, Texas are terrorized by a mysterious, hooded, nighttime killer who leaves the authorities baffled.

Release date: 24 December 1976

Tags: Horror (4), Crime (2), 1976 (2), Drama (2), Slasher (2), 1940s (1), Creepy Techniscope Horror Film (1), American International Pictures (1), Texarkana (1), Grindhouse (1), Masked Killer (1), Based On True Story (1), Serial Killers (1), Texas (1), 1977 (1), Police (1), Thriller (1), Mystery (1)

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