The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Name: The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 2014-10-16
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Travis Tope, Anthony Anderson, Joshua Leonard

2014·Movie·R·85 min·★ 5.8(526)

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“In 1946, a mysterious hooded killer terrorised Texarkana. In 1976, he was immortalised in the silver screen. Now, the maniac is back…”

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

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About The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown is a 2014 English-language thriller and horror film directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. The cast is led by Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Travis Tope. It has a runtime of 1h 25m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown was produced by Blumhouse Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made in United States of America. It was released on October 16, 2014, and carries a R certification.

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writers: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Release date: October 16, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Blumhouse Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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The Town that Dreaded Sundown cast & crew

The Town that Dreaded Sundown was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

The cast features Addison Timlin as Jami, Veronica Cartwright as Lillian, Travis Tope as Nick, Anthony Anderson as Lone Wolf Morales, Joshua Leonard as Deputy Foster, and Denis O'Hare as Charles B. Pierce, Jr..

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ludwig Göransson, cinematography is by Michael Goi, and it was produced by Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy.

Is The Town that Dreaded Sundown worth watching?

The Town that Dreaded Sundown holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 526 ratings, a more divisive thriller films.

At 1h 25m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy thriller and horror, The Town that Dreaded Sundown is worth a place on your watchlist.

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