The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 · 86 min · Director: Charles B. Pierce
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
Emotional fingerprint
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 43 % | 35 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Tension | 65 % | 56 % | 49 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 48 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 50 % | 45 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 61 % | 60 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 58 % | 51 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 54 % | 41 % | 27 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 31 % | 8 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 61 % | 59 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Fear | 81 % | 78 % | 73 % | 61 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 78 % | 75 % | 81 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 60 % | 50 % | 66 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 54 % | 35 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 65 % | 55 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 71 % | 65 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 48 % | 37 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 54 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 42 % | 33 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Roy Allen
Eddie LeDoux
Rainbow Johnson
Sammy Fuller
Emma Lou Cook
Buddy Turner
Gus Wells
Phantom Killer
Narrator (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Charles B. Pierce
- Written by
- Earl E. Smith
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1976
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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