14. The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The original film of 1976 and its follow-up film in 2014 are both based on some real-life murders…
Phantom Attacks
The plot of the film is based on the Texarcana Moonlight Murders, which happened in 1946.
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As in the film, 8 people were attacked, with 5 killed over a matter of weeks.
Artistic License
The film fabricated and changed parts of the real story as, for example, the real attacker wasn’t chased and shot.
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The 2014 film essentially revives the same story as the film and real-life, as it follows the “Phantom” attacker.
Where did he go?
Just to make the story even worse, the case officially remains unsolved with no one apprehended for the crimes…
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