The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

The Losers Club (133 movies items)

"July 20, 2024 DJ"

Movies Viewed in 2021 (630 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: September 30th Via: Blu-ray Plot: The true story of the hooded "Phantom Killer" who terrorized the border town of Texarkana in 1946, murdering five people and injuring three more. He was never caught, despite the dedicated efforts of the Texarkana police department. Rating: 6.3/10"

Watched films in 2020 (97 movies items)

"22.9. Blu-ray Viehättävä b-elokuva, jossa yölliset hyökkäyskohtaukset ovat erittäin tehokkaita ja selvästi vaikuttaneet suuresti myöhempiin elokuvantekijöihin. Pelkästään näiden vuoksi jo katsomisen arvoinen. Kertjoan käyttö vakavasti otettavan true crime -elokuvan vuoksi hihityttävät ja koomiset kevennykset raivostuttavat, mutteivät kuitenkaan kokonaisuutta ainakaan minulle pilaa. Tieto, ettei murhaajaa koskaan saatu kiinni, luo kohtauksiin kivasti toivottomuutta, eikä help"

2019 Movie Journal (42 movies items)

"Watched: 08/24/19"

“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 atrapar al asesino.

Y sientes una tensión por las victimas porque no sabes sí sobrevivirán o no.

Las escenas de los homicidios son bastante buenas porque además no son exageradas ni absurdas, sino que son realistas y tal vez eso le da un mayor efecto perturbador, el pensar que alguien puede esperar por ti o meterse a tu casa sin que lo presientas, es algo inquietante y creo” read more

Halloween (2018) (30 movies items)

"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 atrapar al asesino. Y sientes una tensión por las victimas porque no sabes sí sobrevivirán o no. Las escena"

Scarier Than Fiction (55 movies items)

"The Texarkana Moonlight Murders A spate of murders in the 1940s, called the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, were carried out by the so-called Phantom Killer. Over a ten week period, the Phantom Killer murdered eight people... and the culprit was never found. Shudder."

Moviewatcher122's 2016 Horrorfest (24 movies items)

"October 21 "Texarkana today still looks pretty much the same. And if you should ask people on the street what they believe happened to the Phantom Killer, most would say that he is still living here... and is walking free." This was a decent slasher film. It did have an interesting story to tell and it was executed well. The narrative it had was also interesting and is what gives this one it's edge. On the other hand it does fall under standard slasher territory and while it may be one of th"

Film Journal - June 2016 (32 movies items)

"A really atmospheric and creepy little film with a really menacing villain, that gets dragged a bit down by pointless comedic elements. When it's serious, it really works, but the comedy parts doesn't fit and just falls flat. It's not like "Black Christmas" where the humor is pretty dark and vulgar, which kinda fits with the mean-spirited tone of that film. Here the comedy is so light and silly that it just ruins the mood of the film. Still, the scenes with the phantom killer are brilliant, an"

Film Journal - June 2016 (32 movies items)

"A really atmospheric and creepy little film with a really menacing villain, that gets dragged a bit down by pointless comedic elements. When it's serious, it really works, but the comedy parts doesn't fit and just falls flat. It's not like "Black Christmas" where the humor is pretty dark and vulgar, which kinda fits with the mean-spirited tone of that film. Here the comedy is so light and silly that it just ruins the mood of the film. Still, the scenes with the phantom killer are brilliant, an"