The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) - Blu-ray Forum

NoirFan · 02-03-2013, 02:32 PM

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On May 21, The highly requested THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN stars Oscar-Winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island) and will be presented in Blu-ray + DVD combo with a new HD transfer of the film and extras (still in development and will be announced at a later date). The DVD will contain a rare bonus feature-length movie, THE EVICTORS (from 1979) that is also from the same Director as TOWN and has never been on DVD before.

IMDb - Town
IMDb - Evictors

Blu-ray.com listing
Shout Factory pre-order

therock666 · 02-03-2013, 04:01 PM

may 21st a very good day for slasher fans i can finally retire my fleshwound video widescreen bootleg of town

zafisher94 · 02-03-2013, 04:34 PM

I'll be blind buying this when I can get a good deal on it.

Movie-Brat · 02-03-2013, 05:33 PM

This should be fun. I only became aware of the film thanks to Friday the 13th Part 2.

lobo81865 · 02-03-2013, 05:46 PM

The Town the Dreaded Sundown scared the crap out of me as a kid, and I've wanted to see it again for years. I'll buy it if the price is right. Of course they took some liberties with the real story of the Texarkana Moonlight Murders

starman15317 · 02-05-2013, 11:12 PM

Blind buy for me, unless Netflix gets it.

Mutilated Prey · 02-05-2013, 11:50 PM

Can't wait to see the trombone scene in HD

Been waiting for this one for a while, and with The Evictors taboot? Awesome!

Movie-Brat · 02-05-2013, 11:50 PM

Trombone scene?

NoirFan · 02-06-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Movie-Brat

Trombone scene?

You'll know it when you see it.

wicky_J · 02-06-2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Movie-Brat

Trombone scene?

It's one of the most infamous scenes in all of slasher films imho, but here's the play by play:

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Movie-Brat · 02-06-2013, 01:15 AM

Hmm, creative. But I assume on page it must have said sounded funny.

Visco. · 02-06-2013, 01:16 AM

This movie would make an awesome remake.

zbinks · 02-07-2013, 11:07 PM

Preorder is up.

NoirFan · 02-07-2013, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zbinks

Preorder is up.

Nice, hope this appears in my Gold Box tomorrow. Without the poster and with the added shipping charge, it didn't make sense to add it to my Shout order.

HorrorBlu · 02-07-2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

Nice, hope this appears in my Gold Box tomorrow.

I'm hoping for the same. But I think a title needs "recommended titles" before it can make it into anyone's GoldBox. And based on the past Scream releases, they stay at $18.89 for a day or two, then shoot up to $20+.

I went ahead and pre-ordered Town, but I think I'm going to try the GoldBox game with Burning.

MrFixit · 02-07-2013, 11:48 PM

This has been a long time coming. I remember when this came out and I was living in Houston at the time. Scare us all. Everyone wanted to avoid "Texarkana TX/Ark" at all costs.

Starman22 · 02-08-2013, 04:50 AM

Might blind buy for this one and I see members mention to getting blind buy and so count me in

Clark Kent · 02-08-2013, 05:05 AM

TMC plays it once in a great while, if people don't want to buy blind.

havingagreenday · 02-08-2013, 05:43 PM

This is my first post here (I joined years ago for better resolution screenshots) but this is just the reason I troll this site daily for updates.

I bought TTTDS on VHS from amazon a few years back. What a great film.

I like it so much, I wrote a song about it on my debut EP. Needless to say, no one who hears it has any idea why we're "throwing a party in Texarkana..." But isn't that the point?

JB1986 · 02-09-2013, 06:25 AM

Day one buy for me! I've been thrilled this is coming to Blu-Ray since it was announced in October. I don't hear this movie mentioned very often on "scariest movies" lists, but it would make mine. The scenes with the Phantom Killer are incredibly creepy and effective. Can't wait to have an official release (my "unofficial" DVD doesn't count) in HD.

02-08-2013, 05:43 PM	#19
havingagreenday New Member Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:1	If you love it so much, write a song about it! This is my first post here (I joined years ago for better resolution screenshots) but this is just the reason I troll this site daily for updates. I bought TTTDS on VHS from amazon a few years back. What a great film. I like it so much, I wrote a song about it on my debut EP. Needless to say, no one who hears it has any idea why we're "throwing a party in Texarkana..." But isn't that the point?

02-03-2013, 04:01 PM	#2
therock666 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:111 Blu-ray collection:3093 DVD collection:2178 Digital collection:2	may 21st a very good day for slasher fans i can finally retire my fleshwound video widescreen bootleg of town

02-03-2013, 04:34 PM	#3
zafisher94 Power Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:NJ 4K collection:387 Blu-ray collection:1837 DVD collection:194 Digital collection:1066	I'll be blind buying this when I can get a good deal on it.

02-03-2013, 05:33 PM	#4
Movie-Brat Expert Member Member since:Jan 2013 Blu-ray collection:42 DVD collection:202	This should be fun. I only became aware of the film thanks to Friday the 13th Part 2.

02-03-2013, 05:46 PM	#5
lobo81865 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:563 Blu-ray collection:3663 DVD collection:3340 MA collection:1323 Digital collection:3019 iTunes collection:1553 Prime collection:950 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:102	The Town the Dreaded Sundown scared the crap out of me as a kid, and I've wanted to see it again for years. I'll buy it if the price is right. Of course they took some liberties with the real story of the Texarkana Moonlight Murders

02-05-2013, 11:12 PM	#6
starman15317 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:570 Blu-ray collection:2113 DVD collection:310 iTunes collection:968 Trading Score:61	Blind buy for me, unless Netflix gets it.

02-05-2013, 11:50 PM	#7
Mutilated Prey New Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Texarkana Blu-ray collection:265 DVD collection:298	Can't wait to see the trombone scene in HD Been waiting for this one for a while, and with The Evictors taboot? Awesome!

02-06-2013, 01:15 AM	#11
Movie-Brat Expert Member Member since:Jan 2013 Blu-ray collection:42 DVD collection:202	Hmm, creative. But I assume on page it must have said sounded funny.

02-06-2013, 01:16 AM	#12
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	This movie would make an awesome remake.

02-07-2013, 11:07 PM	#13
zbinks Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Illinois 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:3037 DVD collection:442 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:1	Preorder is up.

02-07-2013, 11:48 PM	#16
MrFixit Member Member since:Oct 2011 Blu-ray reviews:2	This has been a long time coming. I remember when this came out and I was living in Houston at the time. Scare us all. Everyone wanted to avoid "Texarkana TX/Ark" at all costs.

02-08-2013, 04:50 AM	#17
Starman22 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Texas 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:11	Might blind buy for this one and I see members mention to getting blind buy and so count me in

02-08-2013, 05:05 AM	#18
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	TMC plays it once in a great while, if people don't want to buy blind.

02-09-2013, 06:25 AM	#20
JB1986 Active Member Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:278 DVD collection:179 Blu-ray reviews:1	Day one buy for me! I've been thrilled this is coming to Blu-Ray since it was announced in October. I don't hear this movie mentioned very often on "scariest movies" lists, but it would make mine. The scenes with the Phantom Killer are incredibly creepy and effective. Can't wait to have an official release (my "unofficial" DVD doesn't count) in HD.

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