The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The story of a berserk, hooded killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.
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"Ben Johnson leads a Texarkana manhunt for a hooded serial killer. Aproximately every three weeks in 1946, random killings occurred, mostly in lovers lanes. The film has excellent post WW2 atmosphere, and is only weakened by voice overs, and some"Barney Fife" type humor that fails completely. The attacks are sometimes depicted rather darkly, but the hooded killer who does not speak, is memorable. One does sense a feeling of dread among the townsfolk throughout, and the police frustration is also well documented. Sometimes less is best, as is the case with "The Town That Dreaded S..."
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This movie is a semi-documentary based on the real-life string of mysterious killings that terrorized the people of Texarkana, Texas in 1946. The murder spree became known as the "Texarkana Moonlight Murders" and would ultimately claim five lives and injure many others. The only description of the killer ever obtained was that of a "hooded man." To this day, nobody has been convicted and these murders remain unsolved.
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The story of a berserk, hooded killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.