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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) – WTF Really Happened to This Horror Movie?

Posted 4 years ago

Eric Over a ten week period in 1946, a mysterious maniac known as the Phantom Killer stalked the Texarkana area, attacking and killing multiple people. These crimes, which have been called the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, served as the basis of...

It’s the Booze Talkin’: Genre Nostalgia proves rewarding in Stranger Things!

Posted 10 years ago

Eric Nostalgia can be a tricky thing when it comes to entertainment. If you rely too heavily on it, audiences can turn on you very quickly. However, like it or not it has become a huge part of the movie...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Blumhouse Productions!

Posted 11 years ago

Eric This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have...

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Eric Walkuski’s Top 10 Horror/Thrillers of 2014!

Posted 12 years ago

As I noted in my Top 10 Holy Shit Horror Moments list, 2014 was a superb year for the horror and thriller genres, on both the independent and studio sides. Of course there were plenty of stinkers (again, from both...

It’s the Booze Talkin’: Subpar PG-13 horror keeps making coin,we’re screwed!

Posted 12 years ago

As a horror fan I feel we should be ecstatic. After its second weekend at the box office, a “scary flick” remains in the top spot for Halloween! YAY for genre fans! Unfortunately, the horror film in question is far...

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) (Movie Review)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: During a Halloween screening of the cult classic THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, a mysterious hooded figure violently attacks a young couple. After leaving the young woman alive, she takes it upon herself to discover the identity of her...

Chilling first trailer for horror remake The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Posted 12 years ago

As a fan of horror movies, there are two things I hate: unnecessary remakes and unoriginality. Unfortunately, those are the two most common themes in contemporary studio horror as it is safer to make sequels to movies rather than try...

Fantastic Fest final wave includes Everly, Horns, Cub, It Follows and more!

Posted 12 years ago

Everly Fantastic Fest has just unleashed its Final Wave of Programming, which includes a slew of highly anticipated titles such as THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, EVERLY, CUB, IT WAITS, AUTOMATA and more. For its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is...

The Town that Dreaded Sundown trailer and poster are here!

Posted 12 years ago

THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN remake has just been announced as a participant in the Final Wave of Programming at this year’s Fantastic Fest, and in conjunction with the announcement we’ve got the trailer and poster for the flick! Based...

Blumhouse creates new multi-platform label BH Tilt

Posted 12 years ago

This is fantastic news. Deadline just got the skinny on a new label out of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions that is dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release. BH Tilt will kick things off on...

The Phantom Killer stalks two new images from The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Posted 12 years ago

It was only a couple of days ago when we brought you the first images from the Alfonso Gomez-Rejon-directed THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, which is set to premierie at the BFI London Film Festival in October. Now we've landed...

First images from Blumhouse’s The Town That Dreaded Sundown remake

Posted 12 years ago

We've known for a while that a remake of Charles B. Pierce's 1976 classic THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN was heading our way with Alfonso Gomez-Rejon at the helm of the Jason Blum (INSIDIOUS) and Ryan Murphy ("American Horror Story")-produced...

Where in the Horror are they Now? Veronica Cartwright!

Posted 12 years ago

VERONICA CARTWRIGHT THEN: I still remember the very first time I became aware of Veronica Cartwright – even if she was already well into her impressive career. The actress started acting in the late Fifties. And while many that we...

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