A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
Direction
Gomez-Rejon's kinetic camera makes every kill a twisted art piece.
Cinematography
Strobing neon and shadow-drenched Texas landscapes.
Practical Effects
That sack-mask design? Simple, iconic, absolutely nightmarish.
Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Addison Timlin
Jami
Veronica Cartwright
Lillian
Travis Tope
Nick
Anthony Anderson
Lone Wolf Morales
Joshua Leonard
Deputy Foster
Denis O'Hare
Charles B. Pierce, Jr.
Spencer Treat Clark
Corey
Gary Cole
Chief Deputy Tillman
Edward Herrmann
Reverend Cartwright
Ed Lauter
Sheriff Underwood
Arabella Field
Dr. Kelly
Wes Chatham
Danny
Morganna Bridgers
Kendra
Jaren Mitchell
Johnny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1976 original was a regional drive-in phenomenon that locals still screen annually in Texarkana—this remake literally premiered at that same tradition.
Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon pivoted from this to Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, making him possibly the only filmmaker to go from splatter-meta-horror to Sundance tearjerker.
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I live in Texarkana, my dad would watch The town that dreaded sundown and The faulk monster. Over and over and over and ov
@evilbadguystrikes 13
Did anyone else noticed that almost every horror movie nowdays is from the same procucers or creators of Insidious and Paranormal Activity.
@samuki1992 46
I never saw the original but this certainly looks intriguing. Old school slashers are a dying breed nowadays, no pun intended. I'm also glad to see the good ol' Orion logo back!
@cthomas622 27
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