Stars: Jason Skeen, Augustine Frizzell, Jd Brown, Katharine Franco, Carl Bailey, Roger Schwermer Jr., Joshua Ian Steinberg | Written and Directed by Jason Rader, Jason Von Godi
With a title like The Hoot Owl, I was expecting a film with the Texan cousin of The Owlman from Lord of Tears and The Black Gloves, or maybe the owl costumed killer from Michele Soavi’s Stagefright. As it turned out this was more like The Hills Have Eyes meets The Evictors than any of those films.
The Hoot Owl begins with clips of a man and a very pregnant woman fleeing something. First in an SUV, then on foot. The guy gets killed and we cut away as the woman tries to hide.
Scott and April have bought a house, apparently sight unseen, out in the middle of nowhere. And, along with Scott’s buddy Drew and April’s sister Suzy are...
With a title like The Hoot Owl, I was expecting a film with the Texan cousin of The Owlman from Lord of Tears and The Black Gloves, or maybe the owl costumed killer from Michele Soavi’s Stagefright. As it turned out this was more like The Hills Have Eyes meets The Evictors than any of those films.
The Hoot Owl begins with clips of a man and a very pregnant woman fleeing something. First in an SUV, then on foot. The guy gets killed and we cut away as the woman tries to hide.
Scott and April have bought a house, apparently sight unseen, out in the middle of nowhere. And, along with Scott’s buddy Drew and April’s sister Suzy are...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Jessica Harper of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria and John Getz of the Coen Brothers’ first film Blood Simple have joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here), and Deadline reports that Toks Olagundoye (Veep), David Sullivan (The Wilds), and newcomer Isabella Briggs have signed on to appear on the show as well.
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In 1976, he took viewers to The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and just a few years later, Charles B. Pierce introduced them to the horrors of the Monroe house in The Evictors, now out on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with three high-def copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Evictors.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
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Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on July 5th. This...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Evictors.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Evictors Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on July 5th. This...
- 6/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In 1976, he took viewers to The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and just a few years later, he introduced them to the horrors of the Monroe house in The Evictors, and Scream Factory has announced that they will release the 1979 horror film on Blu-ray sometime this summer with a fresh film transfer.
From Scream Factory: "We hinted at this in yesterday's flashback on The Town that Dreaded Sundown, now were are officially confirming it: 1979's The Evictors - directed by Charles B. Pierce and starring Jessica Harper (Suspiria) - will be receiving its own solo Blu-ray upgrade with a new film transfer. Expect it to occupy a release date sometime in early Summer."
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "Shortly after moving into a cute farmhouse in a quaint Louisiana town, Ben (Michael Parks) and his wife, Ruth (Jessica Harper), experience strange and disturbing events and soon come to the frightening...
From Scream Factory: "We hinted at this in yesterday's flashback on The Town that Dreaded Sundown, now were are officially confirming it: 1979's The Evictors - directed by Charles B. Pierce and starring Jessica Harper (Suspiria) - will be receiving its own solo Blu-ray upgrade with a new film transfer. Expect it to occupy a release date sometime in early Summer."
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "Shortly after moving into a cute farmhouse in a quaint Louisiana town, Ben (Michael Parks) and his wife, Ruth (Jessica Harper), experience strange and disturbing events and soon come to the frightening...
- 2/10/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Have you ever wanted to see Mary Ann from ‘Gilligans Island’ covered in blood and chased through a corn field by a serial killer who wears a potato-sack as a hood and commits murders with a knife strapped to the end of a trombone? If so track The Town That Dreaded Sundown, a fact-based blend of police procedural, slasher flick, and redneck comedy from 1977. In addition to having one of the great movie titles of the ‘70s, The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a realistic, chilling, and effective thriller that Shout Factory has released on Blu-ray just ahead of its 2014 remake.
‘The Phantom Killer’(aka ‘The Moonlight Murderer’) was a real life fiend who committed a series of murders in Texarkana, a border town between Texas and Arkansas, in 1946. Like the ‘Zodiac’ killer who terrorized San Francisco 25 years later, he was never caught or identified. Stalking couples parked at lovers...
‘The Phantom Killer’(aka ‘The Moonlight Murderer’) was a real life fiend who committed a series of murders in Texarkana, a border town between Texas and Arkansas, in 1946. Like the ‘Zodiac’ killer who terrorized San Francisco 25 years later, he was never caught or identified. Stalking couples parked at lovers...
- 10/25/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There are some films I haven't seen in my 40 years of life that it seems inexcusable to have missed. Many of those have crossed my path recently thanks to Scream Factory. They've made it a habit to dig up the cult classic gems of the past and give them a much-deserved upgrade to high-definition. Two such movies I failed to see over the years are The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown is based on a true story that occurred in 1946. Famed Texas Ranger J.D. Morales is called into Texarkana by Deputy Norman Ramsey after one young couple are beaten and tortured and another murdered on back county roads. Ramsey and Morales both suspect the incidents are tied together. They combine the forces of the local police and the Texas Rangers to catch the "Phantom Killer" before he can strike again.
The Evictors...
The Town That Dreaded Sundown is based on a true story that occurred in 1946. Famed Texas Ranger J.D. Morales is called into Texarkana by Deputy Norman Ramsey after one young couple are beaten and tortured and another murdered on back county roads. Ramsey and Morales both suspect the incidents are tied together. They combine the forces of the local police and the Texas Rangers to catch the "Phantom Killer" before he can strike again.
The Evictors...
- 6/13/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
Fans of horror will recognize the getup immediately: a man wearing overalls and a sack cloth on his head tied at the neck. Most would conjure Jason from Friday the 13th Part 2, but Charles Pierce did it first with his police procedural The Town that Dreaded Sundown. A true rarity on the home video market over the years, Scream Factory reaches even farther into the cult drawer to dig up this bizarre little film released from 1976.
The small town of Texarkana, which straddles Texas and Arkansas was haunted by a vicious serial killer who claimed the lives of five people in 1946. Dubbed “The Phantom Killer” by the media, this once peaceful town was transformed into a fearful community, full of paranoid residents who were armed to the teeth by the second set of murders. Texas Ranger J.D.Morales (Ben Johnson) is called upon to help solve the series of killings,...
The small town of Texarkana, which straddles Texas and Arkansas was haunted by a vicious serial killer who claimed the lives of five people in 1946. Dubbed “The Phantom Killer” by the media, this once peaceful town was transformed into a fearful community, full of paranoid residents who were armed to the teeth by the second set of murders. Texas Ranger J.D.Morales (Ben Johnson) is called upon to help solve the series of killings,...
- 6/8/2013
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
Chicago – At its core, “The Burning” is quite clearly an attempt to cash in on the already-waning slasher trend inspired by “Friday the 13th” but it’s a much better film than most of the creatively barren genre. It joins “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” as the latest entries in the increasingly spectacular Scream Factory line of Blu-rays. Both are worth a look.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“The Burning” plays off the “Cropsey” legend (so brilliantly detailed in the documentary of the same name) of a burned figure in the woods coming back to enact revenge on the kids stupid enough to linger in them. It’s essentially a standard slasher flick (lots of P.O.V. with creepy music, T&A, future stars like Jason Alexander and Fisher Stevens) but there’s a darker tone here, punctuated by the intense violence and makeup effects from the great Tom Savini. It’s before...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“The Burning” plays off the “Cropsey” legend (so brilliantly detailed in the documentary of the same name) of a burned figure in the woods coming back to enact revenge on the kids stupid enough to linger in them. It’s essentially a standard slasher flick (lots of P.O.V. with creepy music, T&A, future stars like Jason Alexander and Fisher Stevens) but there’s a darker tone here, punctuated by the intense violence and makeup effects from the great Tom Savini. It’s before...
- 5/31/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Home Invasion is a weekly post every Tuesday which shows you what is being released on Blu-Ray & DVD today! We scoured through Amazon to bring you everything you might be interested in. Our Picks of the Week are releases that we are looking forward to checking out, have reviewed and/or were are Picks of the Week on the Dtb Podcast. All descriptions are courtesy of Amazon.com unless noted otherwise. If you are thinking about purchasing any of these items, by clicking via the links provided, you are supporting Dtb. Thank you!
This Tuesday is packed! Warner Brothers has issued some re-releases in steelbook form today as well as some other quality releases today from Severin Films, Impulse Films, Vinegar Syndrome and more.
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This Tuesday is packed! Warner Brothers has issued some re-releases in steelbook form today as well as some other quality releases today from Severin Films, Impulse Films, Vinegar Syndrome and more.
Price:
Click Here to buy the Blu-Ray/DVD Combo
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- 5/21/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Scream Factory will be releasing Blu-ray versions of The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown next week, and have provided us with four clips from each film.
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “Gather around the campfire to die! A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp’s creepy caretaker…and he takes bloody revenge! “Gruesome” (The Hollywood Reporter) and “stomach-churning” (Boxoffice), this terrifying tale is “a brilliant slasher flick [and] gory as hell” (slasherpool.com)!
After a cruel joke goes awry, severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive, unsuccessful skin graft treatments, Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp…and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand, he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy...
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “Gather around the campfire to die! A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp’s creepy caretaker…and he takes bloody revenge! “Gruesome” (The Hollywood Reporter) and “stomach-churning” (Boxoffice), this terrifying tale is “a brilliant slasher flick [and] gory as hell” (slasherpool.com)!
After a cruel joke goes awry, severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive, unsuccessful skin graft treatments, Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp…and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand, he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy...
- 5/16/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"Based on actual events" is a phrase you'll hear in a lot of movie trailers and see emblazoned across endless horror movie posters, but the truth about the "truth" is this: it's bullshit. For example, both Psycho's Norman Bates and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface claim to be "loosely based" on the notorious monster known as Ed Gein. So while it's probably true that the writers of both stories used their knowledge of Ed Gein to create a creepy villain, it's not like either film is a re-telling of the actual Ed Gein story. (For that you'll want to check out 1974's Deranged.)
And most "based on actual events" horror movies lack even the tangential connection that Psycho and Chainsaw do: someone once heard about a terrible exorcism gone wrong in South America, and voila: instant "fact-based" horror movie. That's not to say the statement is outright marketing b.
- 5/15/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
Last month we shared some exciting news about new Collectors' Edition DVD/Blu-ray combos of 1981 slasher fave The Burning and the true-crime cult hit The Town That Dreaded Sundown (check out that article here). Today the company has unveiled the finalized list of extra features for both discs, and it's quite an impressive lineup. The Burning Blu-ray/DVD combo pack will now feature the following extras: Audio Commentary with Director Tony Maylam and International Film Journalist Alan Jones Audio Commentary with stars Shelley Bruce and Bonnie Deroski Blood ‘n’ Fire Memories – A detailed look at the creation of the film’s make-up effects with Special Effects Artist Tom Savini Slash & Cut – An interview with editor Jack Sholder Cropsy Speaks – An interview with actor Lou David Summer Camp Nightmare – An interview with actress Leah Ayres Behind-the-Scenes Footage Theatrical Trailer Make-Up Effects Still Gallery Poster & Still Gallery The Town That Dreaded Sundown,...
- 3/14/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
The headline pretty much says it all. Wanna know what's in store for you when you pick up the long awaited releases of The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Burning? Then read on!
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
- 3/14/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scream Factory will release a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of The Town That Dreaded Sundown on May 21st. The official list of bonus features have just been released and it has been confirmed that a copy of Charles B. Pierce’s The Evictors will be included.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “Don’t get caught in this town after sundown! 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 Town That Dreaded Sundown Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “Don’t get caught in this town after sundown! 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...
- 3/13/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
More news has come down the pipe from Scream Factory, the horror-dedicated arm of distributor Shout! Factory, following recent updates for their extras-loaded DVD and Blu-ray releases of From Beyond and Phantasm II. Now the label has announced two more seriously packed titles coming this spring, including the Blu-ray debut of summer camp slasher classic The Burning (recently spotlighted in the first installment of our “Slasher Cinema Showcase” series) and the based-on-a-true-story thriller The Town That Dreaded Sundown. The Burning will be packaged in a Collector's Edition Blu & DVD combo pack with reversible cover art and new bonus features including commentary from director Tony Maylam, the documentary Blood n Fire Memories, and many more extras to be announced soon. The film will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is also available in a combo pack, with the bonus feature The Evictors, a cult classic (and...
- 2/2/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Oh, Scream Factory. You appeal to us like a Succubus would to the world's horniest man. Get set for your first look at the upcoming releases of The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Burning.
Then wipe the drool off of your keyboard.
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time...
Then wipe the drool off of your keyboard.
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time...
- 2/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scream Factory has officially announced the Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Editions of The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Continue reading for the official cover art, a preliminary list of bonus features, and additional release details:
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) , arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) , arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
- 2/1/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Every Friday The Scream Factory announces more of their upcoming previously-hard-to-find titles for DVD and Blu-ray and of course we were there, eyes peeled, to see what they would be announcing next. They did not disappoint!
Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out.
Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!
For more visit the official The Scream Factory website, and "like" The Scream Factory on Facebook.
Synopsis
This haunted-house film stars Vic Morrow as a creepy real estate agent who introduces a young couple to a quaint Louisiana farmhouse, neglecting to inform them of its horrific, blood-spattered past. As...
Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out.
Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!
For more visit the official The Scream Factory website, and "like" The Scream Factory on Facebook.
Synopsis
This haunted-house film stars Vic Morrow as a creepy real estate agent who introduces a young couple to a quaint Louisiana farmhouse, neglecting to inform them of its horrific, blood-spattered past. As...
- 10/5/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scream Factory (Shout! Factory's brand new horror label) announced via Facebook today they'd be bringing the long-awaited The Town That Dreaded Sundown, along with Pierce's The Evictors to DVD and Blu.
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
- 10/5/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Scream Factory (Shout! Factory's brand new horror label) announced via Facebook today they'd be bringing the long-awaited The Town That Dreaded Sundown, along with Pierce's The Evictors to DVD and Blu.
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
- 10/5/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Scream Factory (Shout! Factory's brand new horror label) announced via Facebook today they'd be bringing the long-awaited The Town That Dreaded Sundown, along with Pierce's The Evictors to DVD and Blu.
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
"Surprise!! We have Two movies to reveal for you today!. At long last, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Evictors (1979) - both from the same Director - are finally coming out. Check back with us next Fri for another release scoop. And keep checking back with us regularly for more release specific details on The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Evictors. Happy Friday!"
A thoroughly odd docudrama based on a series of murders around Texarkana in 1946, Pierce's account of the Phantom Killer toggles between severe dread and offbeat comedy. It's a strange, unnerving film, with a killer ending and many film fans will be elated by the news.
The Evictors, meanwhile stars Suspiria's Jessica Harper and...
- 10/5/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Home invasion has long been a recurring theme in popular cinema, whether it's by little creatures who live in the walls (Guillermo del Toro's remake of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark) or nefarious criminals (Rod Lurie's upcoming remake of Straw Dogs). Sometimes the attack comes from complete strangers for reasons unknown, as in Charles B. Pierce's The Evictors. Released in 1979, the film stars Michael Parks and Jessica Harper as Ben and Ruth Watkins, a married couple who buy a house in northern Louisiana in the autumn of 1942. Warmly affectionate and tenderly supportive of one other, they moved from New Orleans because Ben has secured a job with a cotton gin, a position that entitles him to a military deferment. Ruth finds it...
- 8/27/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Charles B. Pierce was a popular regional filmmaker who made his feature film debut as director, producer, and cinematographer for the 1972 docu-drama The Legend of Boggy Creek. The low-budget film dramatized the legend of a Sasquatch-like creature known as the Fouke Monster, that was reputed to terrorize the small town in Arkansas near Texarkana. Boggy Creek became a major hit on the drive-in circuit. Pierce also directed and wrote a 1985 pseudo-sequel, The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II, and appeared in the role of Professor Brian C. `Doc’ Lockart.
Pierce was born in Hammond, Indiana, on June 16, 1938, and moved to Hampton, Arkansas, with his family as a child. He operated an advertising agency in Texarkana, and began working in films as a set decorator in the mid-1960s. He worked on numerous film and television productions including Chuck Jones’ animated feature The Phantom Tollbooth (1970), and the films Pretty Maids All in a Row...
Pierce was born in Hammond, Indiana, on June 16, 1938, and moved to Hampton, Arkansas, with his family as a child. He operated an advertising agency in Texarkana, and began working in films as a set decorator in the mid-1960s. He worked on numerous film and television productions including Chuck Jones’ animated feature The Phantom Tollbooth (1970), and the films Pretty Maids All in a Row...
- 3/15/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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