Review #79: The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1978 and 2014)
This review was originally written in October 2019. October Horror Movie Review #27 - Double Feature Special: The Towns That Dreaded Sundown Surprise! Today I have a special treat for you: I watched BOTH versions of The Town That Dreaded Sundown- the original, and the sequel/reboot(?). I will be covering both in a sort of tandem-review. I'll start with a synopsis. The Town The Dreaded Sundown was a 1976 film loosely based on a series of actual serial murders from thirty years prior. I haven't done a ton of research to see how accurate it is (I only just verified that it is, in fact, based on an actual murder case) but the movie mostly follows the law enforcement officials as they attempt and ultimately fail to catch the killer. The sequel/remake(?), which went by the same name but was released in 2014, is about a series of what seem to be copycat murders taking place in the same town, but this one focuses more on one particular would-be victim of the elusive killer. I'll sa...