The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Horror Thriller Mystery

Rated R | Threatrical Apr 09, 2015 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Mystery | Runtime 1h 26m
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown Plot Synopsis:

65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called 'moonlight murders' begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl, with dark secrets of her own, may be the key to catching him.


Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directs the continuation of The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014). I still have this film queued in Netflix, one day I am going to watch it. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a rated R slasher film. Starring in The Town That Dreaded Sundown is Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, and Anthony Anderson.

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2014 (more 2014 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 86 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Horror Genres:  Slasher
Horror Subgenres:  Maniac, Serial Killer, Blumhouse
Directors: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Stars: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Travis Tope, Joshua Leonard … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Apr 09, 2015
Awards: 2
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Town That Dreaded Sundown Release Dates In Theaters: Apr 09, 2015
Writers: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Earl E. Smith
Producers: Alexis Barzin, Jason Blum, Kaylene Carlson, Phillip Dawe, Cassidy Lange, Jessica Malanaphy, Ryan Murphy, Jeanette Volturno
Editors: Joe Leonard
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown Plot Synopsis:

65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called 'moonlight murders' begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl, with dark secrets of her own, may be the key to catching him.

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