It's 1946 Texarkana, Arkansas. Someone in a hood is attacking the locals. Everyone is scared. Captain J.D. Morales (Ben Johnson) leads the investigation. Imagine 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' without the intensity, or the horror shocks. The hood could have been this movie's Leatherface. The production is not that much better. The energy isn't the same. The filming style almost feels like a movie coming from the 50's crossed with some gruesome 70's horror. The attempt at comedy seems out of place. The cross dressing cops could be interesting color but it's trying too hard to be funny. The bumbling deputy is too silly. The music cues are pretty bad. That's not to say that non of this work. The trombone bit is weird as hell and works as horror camp. It has moments like that which makes this a potential cult classic. The movie needs to stop the slow-motion action, the weak comedy, and get a better ending. It has some value as camp, a little bit of horror worth, but mostly struggles as a B-movie.
Review of The Town That Dreaded Sundown
