The Town that Dreaded Sundown

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

Cast

Addison Timlin

as Jami

Veronica Cartwright

as Lillian

Travis Tope

as Nick

Anthony Anderson

as Lone Wolf Morales

Joshua Leonard

as Deputy Foster

Denis O'Hare

as Charles B. Pierce, Jr.

Spencer Treat Clark

as Corey

Andy Abele

as Sackhead

Gary Cole

as Chief Deputy Tillman

Edward Herrmann

as Reverend Cartwright

Reviews

Wuchak

_**A copycat killer is on the loose in Texarkana**_ It has been 67 years since The Texarkana Moonlight Murders of 1946 and a new “phantom killer” surfaces with copycat attacks, usually occurring during “lovers’ lane” scenarios. “The Town that Dreaded Sundown” (2014) is not a remake of the 1976...

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After viewing "The Town That Dreaded Sundown," I had high hopes for a thrilling horror movie that would keep me on the edge of my seat. However, the film turned out to be a letdown, with a twist at the end being the only moment of intrigue. The rest of the movie felt drawn-out, absurd, and uninteres...

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