The Town That Dreaded Sundown
In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.
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A grim, paranoia-soaked proto-slasher built on the true story of a serial killer stalking a small town, balancing documentary realism with horror spectacle.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Ben Johnson
Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine
Deputy Norman Ramsey
Dawn Wells
Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem
Sgt. Mal Griffin
Jim Citty
Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
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
Joe Catalanotto
Eddie LeDoux
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