The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) 
AIP Production #7623

Jeff and Cheryl wonder which musical instruments would make the best murder weapons in The Town that Dreaded Sundown. 

Directed by Charles B. Pierce Written by Earl E. Smith 
Produced by Charles B. Pierce and Samuel Z. Arkoff 

Starring:
Ben Johnson as Captain J.D. Morales 
Andrew Prine as Deputy Norman Ramsey 
Dawn Wells as Helen Reed 
Jimmy Clem as Sgt. Mal Griffin 
Jim Citty as Police Chief R.J. Sullivan 
Charles B. Pierce as Patrolman A.C. Benson (aka Sparkplug) 
Robert Aquino as Sheriff Otis Barker 
Cindy Butler as Peggy Loomis 
Christine Ellsworth as Linda Mae Jenkins 
Roy Lee Brown and Rainbow Johnson 
Joe Catalanotto as Eddie LeDoux 
Earl E. Smith as Dr. Kress 
Steve Lyons as Roy Allen 
Mike Hackworth as Sammy Fuller 
Misty West as Emma Lou Cook 
Rick Hildreth as Buddy Turner 
Jason Darnell as Captain Gus Wells 

Produced and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Pluto, Prime Video or Screenpix, or rent it on Apple TV+ or Vudu. 

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Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)