Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Town that Dreaded Sundown end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Name: The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 2014
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Travis Tope, Anthony Anderson, Joshua Leonard

In 1946, a mysterious hooded killer terrorised Texarkana. In 1976, he was immortalised in the silver screen. Now, the maniac is back…

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Produced by Blumhouse Productions, Ryan Murphy Television

201485 min5.8 / 10

A meta-horror thriller that weaponizes the legacy of a real historical killer and a 1976 film about him, trapping a community in a cycle of violence and cinematic terror.

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

Clusters

Man-Made Monsters Bleak and Despairing Tone Zombie Horror Movies Guilt And Shame

Genres

Thriller Horror

Keywords

Sequel Meta Ghoulish Harsh Horrified

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Questions people ask

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.
Does The Town that Dreaded Sundown end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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