the town that dreaded sundown was loosely based on a true story.
the town that dreaded sundown was loosely based on a true story.
was the town that dreaded sundown based on a true story?
loosely based
the film is loosely based on the texarkana moonlight murders, the actual crimes attributed to an unidentified serial killer known as the phantom killer; it claims that "the incredible story you are about to see is true, where it happened and how it happened; only the names have been changed." the actual phantom attacked eight people between february 22 and may 3, 1946 in or near the town of texarkana, texas, which is on the texas border with arkansas. most of the murders occurred in rural areas just outside texarkana, in bowie county, texas, while the film has them occurring in arkansas. however, the general outline of the murders largely follows reality, with mostly minor artistic license taken. as in the film, the real killer was never identified nor apprehended.
the town that dreaded sundown
bullet::::- "unshackled courage" by pam kumpe (may 27, 2018) takes place in 1976; investigator annie grace solves the cold case of the phantom killer as the filming of "the town that dreaded sundown" is happening in texarkana. mystery and historical, a journey in honoring the victims.









































section::::media based on the events.:films.









































bullet::::- "murder in the moonlight" (2018)









































bullet::::- "the town that dreaded sundown" (1976)









































bullet::::- "the town that dreaded sundown" (2014)









































section::::media based on the events.:television.









































bullet::::- chiller's "killer legends" (2014)









































bullet::::- kdfw's "the tex files: phantom killer" (2002)









































bullet::::- tlc's "ultimate ten: unsolved crime mysteries" (2001)
texarkana moonlight murders