The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 · 1h 26m · Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
Directed by
Charles B. PierceWritten by
Earl E. Smith5.8Smart score
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