The town that Dreaded sundown(1976)
A hooded maniac is terrorising the residents of texarkana and murdering young couples in lovers lanes. and when the local police don't find any clues they bring in captain Ben johnson from texas to help solve the case.
What was interesting about this film is that it reminded me of Jason from Friday 13th, because the maniac is wearing a potato sack on his head, and i think there was definitely some inspiration from this film. 😂
it is a pretty decent watch overall, with a interesting 1946 atmosphere. with some tense scenes and murders, including a novel use of a trombone. 😂
And there is also some goofy comedy moments were some of the police dress up in drag to help catch the maniac, especially a clumsy funny chap in the police called sparkplug.
Solid film, despite the voice overs, and the finale being open ended. 74 out of 100
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