The year is 1976, two years after "Black Christmas" and two years before "Halloween," and sandwiched between is a little known shlock gem entitled "The Town That Dreaded Sundown." The significance of 1976 is fairly substantial in terms of the timeline of slasher films. "Black Christmas" is often regarded as the first true slasher flick whereas "Halloween" is often referred to as the first movie to perfect and define the slasher genre. Where does "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" fit into all this nonsense? To be honest, the film is not as terrifying as its aforementioned brethren, but the influence it had on the
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
The year is 1976, two years after "Black Christmas" and two years before "Halloween," and sandwiched between is a little known shlock gem entitled "The Town That Dreaded Sundown." The significance of 1976 is fairly substantial in terms of the timeline of slasher films. "Black Christmas" is often regarded as the first true slasher flick whereas "Halloween" is often referred to as the first movie to perfect and define the slasher genre. Where does "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" fit into all this nonsense? To be honest, the film is not as terrifying as its aforementioned brethren, but the influence it had on the