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title: 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles B. Pierce'
released: '1976-12-24'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-town-that-dreaded-sundown-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075342/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

1976 · 90 min · Horror, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 American slasher film co-produced directed by Charles B. Pierce and written by Earl E. Smith. The film stars Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, and Dawn Wells. It is loosely based on the 1946 Texarkana Moonlight Murders, crimes attributed to an unidentified serial killer known as the Phantom Killer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles B. Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-b-pierce)
- **Producer:** [Charles B. Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-b-pierce), [Samuel Z. Arkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-z-arkoff)
- **Screenplay:** [Earl E. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-e-smith)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jaime Mendoza-Nava](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaime-mendoza-nava)

## Cast

- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [Andrew Prine](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-prine)
- [Dawn Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/dawn-wells)
- [Jimmy Clem](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-clem)

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