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The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Why this pick
Its pseudo-documentary true-crime framing, period detail, and anonymous masked murderer echo the unnervingly matter-of-fact exploitation tone of The Zodiac Killer.
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MOVIE1971 1h 27m USA
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Why this pick
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The New York Ripper
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bob Jones
Grover
Ray Lynch
Sgt. Pittman
Doodles Weaver
Doc
Richard Styles
Judd
Barbara Schillaci
Barbara
Robert Towne
Man in Bar #3 (as Robert Tubin)
Richard Garrison
Dick (as Rik Garrison)
Tom Pittman
Officer Heller