Trailer - The Town that Dreaded Sundown - 1976

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Viral Film & Movies The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 American thriller horror film directed and produced by Charles B. Pierce and written by Earl E. Smith. The film is loosely based on the 1946 Texarkana Moonlight Murders crimes attributed to an unidentified serial killer known as the Phantom Killer. It is narrated by Vern Stierman who had narrated Pierce's 1972 film The Legend of Boggy Creek. Ben Johnson stars as Captain J.D. Morales a fictionalized version of Texas Ranger Captain M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas. The Phantom is played by Bud Davis who later worked as stunt coordinator on films such as Forrest Gump Cast Away and Inglourious Basterds. The film was mostly shot around Texarkana and a number of locals were cast as extras. The world premiere was held in Texarkana on December 17

The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 American thriller horror film directed and produced by Charles B. Pierce, and written by Earl E. Smith. The film is loosely based on the 1946 Texarkana Moonlight Murders, crimes attributed to an unidentified serial killer known as the Phantom Killer. It is narrated by Vern Stierman, who had narrated Pierce's 1972 film The Legend of Boggy Creek. Ben Johnson stars as Captain J.D. Morales, a fictionalized version of Texas Ranger Captain M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas. The Phantom is played by Bud Davis, who later worked as stunt coordinator on films such as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and Inglourious Basterds. The film was mostly shot around Texarkana, and a number of locals were cast as extras. The world premiere was held in Texarkana on December 17, 1976, before its regular run in theaters on December 24.

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