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- 1976
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 30 m
- 1976
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 30 m
Summary In 1946, a hooded serial killer terrorizes the residents of a small Arkansas town.
Directed By: Charles B. Pierce
Written By: Earl E. Smith
- 1976
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 30 m
- 1976
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 30 m
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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5.7
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Summary In 1946, a hooded serial killer terrorizes the residents of a small Arkansas town.
Directed By: Charles B. Pierce
Written By: Earl E. Smith
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Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
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Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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25% Mixed
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An overlooked gem in the annals of low-budget horror.
A minor cult classic that cast a long shadow. Its cinema verite aesthetic, which combined deadpan narration, publicly available music cues, and chilling reenactments, created a kind of true crime sensationalism that would be borrowed by everything from Unsolved Mysteries to the current found footage horror craze.
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Based on 6 User Ratings
5.7
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A couple of professional actors, Ben Johnson and Andrew Prine, head the cast, but the film looks nonprofessional in every other respect.
Despite the intriguing premise, Pierce is a stupifyingly unimaginative director, and the film is incredibly dull.
