The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

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Directed by Charles B. Pierce.

Starring Jimmy Clem, Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Charles B. Pierce.

This thriller -- based on actual events -- tells in a pseudo-documentary-style of the murders of five people by a man in post-WWII Arkansas. This mystery was still considered unsolved at the time of its release. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide

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Re:H. H. Holmes and serial killers
by Dr_Gor in HORROR MOVIES 101

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"Ok. Where to begin... Obviously, Psycho , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs ('Buffalo Bill') were all loosely based on the infamous Wisconson madman Ed Gein. But there have been some movies that deal more directly with this insaniac, including Deranged and Ed Gein and the recently released Ed Gein: The Butcher Of Plainfield starring Kane 'Jason' Hodder. Henry Lee Lucas has been the subject of more than a couple movies including Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Diary of a Serial Killer . Obviously, Jack The Ripper has been the subject of MANY movies... I won't even begin to list them all here. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is based on the infamous 'Green River Killer' ... And perhaps my favorite, few people know that the original Dirty Harry was, in fact, based on the notorious 'Zodiac Killer' ... There have been multiple movies made about 'The Son Of Sam' , 'John Wayne Gac ... " [More]

Re:H. H. Holmes and serial killers
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by Dr_Gor in HORROR MOVIES 101

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"I would just like to say a few words about Friday the 13th, Part 2 ... This is one of the most UNDER-RATED and BEST horror films ever made! Remember, this is the movie that introduced us to 'Jason' ! In part 1, 'Jason' didn't exist (except as a corpse) and it was 'Mrs. Voorhees' who was the killer! ... In part 2, it is 'Jason' who is seeking revenge... dressed identical as the killer in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (!) Which, in turn, was based on the 'true-story' of the 'Green River Killer'...(!) Anyhow, it was not until 'Part 3-In 3-D' that Jason gained his infamous hockey-mask... " [More]

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by apostasy in HORROR MOVIES 101

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"Aside from the big one JAWS, the ones that got me the most were Arachnophobia and Friday the 13th pt2. I was very young when i saw these movies and they really messed me up. I became terrified when i saw spiders, I am now over that fear but with Friday it was a feeling i got. I dont know when it happens if the film but you see jason run across a road to have the cop follow him. It was just the felling of seeing him all of a sudden, it made my stomach drop and put a weird feeling over my spine. and where i lived at the time very much look like crystal lake, so that road looked like every road. To this day if i am on a road that looks like that road i still get the chill up my spine and the pit in my stomach. ((Side note- I got over my fear of the ocean about 5 years ago.)) " [More]

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