 Decemberdike
Boxing Day
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Truly original period slasher film which can along with Psycho and one or two others can claim to be at the forefront of the hack n' slash genre and spawned countless imitators - Friday the 13th Part II - i'm definitely looking at you here.
It's a film that at times feels like a western, no doubt aided by the presence of western genre star Ben Johnson but it also has atmosphere in spades and reminds of The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) which is no surprise seeing as it's from the same director in Charles B. Pierce and the same fella doing a voice over throughout (Vern Stierman) which gives the film it's highly original feel. It only loses marks due to several comedic sequences dotted throughout which take you out of the 'zone' so to speak.
Despite it being a very good film with some genuine creepiness and one or two fine murder set pieces i think it's 2014 sequel cum remake is actually better.
The Eureka dual format release is highly recommended.
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