The Town That Dreaded Sundown (BluRay/DVD Combo) -Blu-ray-

Product Description When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled. Three weeks later, two more people are slain in a similar setting and Deputy Norman Ramsey fears a pattern might be developing. Texas Ranger J.D. Morales (Ben Johnson, The Wild Bunch) is brought in to help. The two officers must find the Phantom Killer before he can kill again. Also starring Andrew Prine ( Grizzly) and Dawn Wells ( Gilligan?s Island), directed by Charles B. Pierce ( The Legend Of Boggy Creek), and based on one of America?s most baffling murder cases, this horrifying suspense thriller is a shocking experience you?ll never forget. Special Bonus Feature: Charles B. Pierce?s The Evictors (DVD ONLY) A nice young couple move into an eerie house located in a small Louisiana town, unaware of its violent history. Soon they find themselves tormented by the previous owners. Vic Morrow ( Combat!, Humanoids From The Deep), Michael Parks ( Django Unchained, Argo) and Jessica Harper ( Suspiria, Phantom Of The Paradise) star in this chilling horror film. Amazon.com Louisiana-based filmmaker Charles B. ( The Legend of Boggy Creek) Pierce's The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) is an effective thriller that exceeds the bonds of its budget thanks to brisk pacing and some alarming murder sequences. Based on the real-life "Phantom Killer," a hooded assailant whose five murders in the Texarkana region in 1946 are still unsolved, Pierce's film divides its running time between re-creations of the attacks and their paralyzing effect on the community and an investigation led by Texas Ranger Ben Johnson (playing a fictionalized version of legendary Ranger Captain Manuel "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas) and deputy Andrew Prine. The five murders unfold in particularly unsettling fashion, especially the assault on housewife Dawn Wells (of Gilligan's Island fame) and her subsequent frenzied flight from the killer, and find a satisfying balance between suspense and bloodshed. These moments, along with the film's Texarkana locations, some solid action set pieces (in particular, the pursuit of the killer that closes the picture), and the presence of Johnson and Prine, do much to smooth over some tonal awkwardness, most notably Pierce's turn as a hapless deputy whose comic interludes stop the picture cold, and the infamous "trombone" murd