The Town that dreaded sundown

[general gruesome]

I have a bootleg DVD of, The Town That Dreaded Sundown as well

[Mord]

It comes from "Underground Empire" and is a DVD-R.

Just found my copy.  The picture does look like a made-for-TV 70's Videotape.  Maybe it was copied from a videotape, but it was very nicely done - very watchable.  And the sound is clear and crisp.

This is NOT a great movie.  I don't see it having a Special Anniversary, Director's Cut BLU-Ray Edition anytime in my lifetime.

The story and acting seem SO bland today.  Not at ALL the way I remembered what I saw in the theater back in 1976.

They also spend too much time on the lame comedy elements.

[Count_Zirock]

It comes from "Underground Empire" and is a DVD-R.

Just found my copy.  The picture does look like a made-for-TV 70's Videotape.  Maybe it was copied from a videotape, but it was very nicely done - very watchable.  And the sound is clear and crisp.

It did get a legit VHS release.

This is NOT a great movie.  I don't see it having a Special Anniversary, Director's Cut BLU-Ray Edition anytime in my lifetime.

The story and acting seem SO bland today.  Not at ALL the way I remembered what I saw in the theater back in 1976.

What was released was the "director's cut." Unfortunately, director Charles Pierce and his son were killed in a car accident a couple of years ago. Supposedly, this is part of the hold-up on the DVD release. Pierce's estate hasn't been settled yet, apparently.

[general gruesome]

They also spend too much time on the lame comedy elements.

The Town That Dreaded Sundown IS awesome! It's one of my favorite drive-in films of the 1970s

[Mord]

I agree, but they did have too much comedy relief. I saw it in the theater and watched everyone in line with suspicion (like the closing scene in the movie).

[ilikemonsters]

there is this, It says they edited the brief nudity
"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" (1976)

[Count_Zirock]

And, of course, I completely forgot it was on, forgot to set the recorder, and will have to wait for TCM's next screening of it!

[zombiehorror]

Watched this one the other night, overall I liked it but I can see were it is a required taste!  First and foremost is the misconception that this is a horror movie, or at least a horror/slasher movie in a traditional sense; It has giallo elements, police procedural elements, goofy comedic elements (which comes off as the oddist of all these genre samplings) and it's all wrapped up under the guise of a docu-drama but in the end very little horror persay.  Gorehounds will be greatly disappointed as there isn't anything graphic, I wonder if there was possibly more filmed, especially during the stabbing scene?!  The overall story just seems lacking but that is due more to the fact that we expect a final resolution at the end of most movies and this one (much like the real life case) doesn't have one, though they did at least try to enhance the drama with the chase (something that never happened in the actual case).  This, like any "based on", takes many liberties with the source material but still remains true to the overall case much like Confessions of a Serial Killer and Deranged.

And like those what makes this most chilling is the fact that it is based on an actual incident where no one was safe....Maybe that gets lost on the world today since cases like this happen all to often nowadays!?

Back to the "comedy"; these elements, especially, seemed so off that the film itself seemed more like a effort that would have come out in the late 60's as opposed to the films actual release year of 1976.

[slayergriffith]

Scream Factory is Putting Town That Dreaded Sundown on DVD and Blu-ray.

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/7914-sound-the-et-qtown-that-dreaded-sundownq-coming-from-scream-factory

[Mord]

Excellent!

[marsattacks666]

The Town That Dreaded Sundown IS awesome! It's one of my favorite drive-in films of the 1970s

Quite a wonderous film. Classic.

[general gruesome]

That's great news! It's about time they released it!

[marsattacks666]

That's great news! It's about time they released it!

I think VCI has released the dvd twice?

[raycastile]

Scream Factory is Putting Town That Dreaded Sundown on DVD and Blu-ray.

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/7914-sound-the-et-qtown-that-dreaded-sundownq-coming-from-scream-factory

And Pierce's THE EVICTORS with Jessica Harper. I've always wanted to see that film. It's on YouTube, but I want to watch it properly. It's nice to see Pierce finally getting some recognition as an overlooked auteur.

I wish Scream Factory would follow this up with a definitive release of THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK. So many cheesy public domain DVDs of that film, and not one decent version yet. Where is the negative for BOGGY CREEK? There must be some decent elements somewhere. BOGGY had 10 times the cultural impact of EVICTORS or TOWN, but it's stuck in PD Hell.

[Opera Ghost]

I purchased a so-so copy recently and just watched this for the first time last night.

I love that 70s horror feel to it--I think the Narrator was the same who did Narration for Horror trailers during that time, House of Dark Shadows comes to mind. Feel was very reminiscent of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I was amused by the higher billing that Dawn Wells got for her role

best OG

I have Scarecrow of Romney? Marsh, which I will start tonight