The Town That Dreaded Sundown - The Cinema Snob

[@StonedGremlinProductions]

What are some other underrated southern fried horror films?

[@zachcaudell3081]

2000 Maniacs, of course.

[@nicklager1666]

Poultrygeist

[@fake.dracula]

Archer S5 E5

[@billybrown8919]

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

[@richardmeyer6807]

The only one I can think of is the Beguiled with Clint Eastwood.

[@octogonSmuggler]

Shoot. I live in Texarkana. They play this movie every Halloween at Spring Lake Park. They do it drive-in style too! It's pretty great.

[@octogonSmuggler]

@@RichterPhallos It's fantastic. They play other movies there too. Every Friday we have horror movie night in the park. It's great until it gets cold outside lmao.

[@tyrant-den884]

So do you know how he killed that lady with the trombone?

[@octogonSmuggler]

@@tyrant-den884 There was a knife in it, so it stabbed her as he played it. Here's the clip, my dude. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJusf2ebfa9-ja8

[@octogonSmuggler]

@@KrazyVideoChick I'm pretty sure they did it last Halloween. I think they may have stopped the horror movie Friday thing though. I mean, it rained this Halloween, so I'm not sure anyone even got to go trick or treating tbh.

[@sullygroot924]

They still do that?

[@mls160]

That trombone kill was quite the brass act

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

Funniest death of any horror movie

[@TheOnlyFoxYouNeed]

just............shut up and take my like.

[@MissSallyB1]

wa-wa-wa-WAAAAAAAH.

[@JamieMPhoto]

I mean, the Phantom Killer was real and actually did wear a mask, I just don't think any trombones were involved.

[@JohnBlack2345]

what's weird....in the actual case, a trombone was found in the backyard of someone's house. but the elements had destroyed any evidence. my question.....how much did this movie get wrong vs the real crime spree?

[@sullygroot924]

@@JohnBlack2345 true crime garage did an episode on their podcast in 2015 on it

[@JohnBlack2345]

@@sullygroot924 thank you so much. I'll check it out. always have loved true crime.

[@sullygroot924]

@@JohnBlack2345 glad i could get someone listening

[@DisgaeaFan707]

@@JohnBlack2345 A lot, but to be fair, this movie is KINDA the closest you can get to "based on a true story", yes names were changed and some circumstances were altered to make it more interesting for film (and preseumably the trombone scene didn't happen lol) but the movie did get a lot right. I was surprised to find how much actually DID happen the way it did here

[@Real1Gaming]

A Bennet The Sage reference in my Snob review? It's more likely than you think!

[@sylviaphillips5803]

Hell yeah!

[@NoizeAddict13]

Old meme but not a bad meme

[@arthas640]

I love Bennet The Sage and wish he'd do more team ups/collaborations, they're some of his best videos and he always improves the videos he appears in on other peoples channels too.

[@trustno173]

Fun Fact: The Phantom Killer is played by Bud Davis, who went on to voice Dirge, Predaking, and Metroplex on the original Transformers!

[@edwardwright2989]

Another even more fun fact: nobody cares!!!

[@judgeboony2695]

@@edwardwright2989 I care

[@Starwarsfearsome]

This film is so underrated, I like how its a documentary and a Slasher, the acting was great and the music

[@6twister428]

2:01 "So let this be a lesson to you on the importance of voting. It keeps the Klan from wining" I had to spit my drink out I was laughing so hard at that.

[@Thegr8MC]

"So let this be a lesson to you on the importance of voting. It keeps the Klan from winning." I see what you did there.

[@Real1Gaming]

@Flint McFreely Now we know what Dinesh 'D'souza's KZbin name is

[@TheZenithin]

@Spit Dragon nothing much will come from it actually. Usually if you give a screaming child what they want they usually shut up.

[@slipknotboy555]

@@Real1Gaming Haha, for real. You have to love the willful ignorance of history when it's convenient for them. In this case the well known fact that the two major US parties essentially gradually switched positions over several decades - Republicans in the time of Lincoln (and for a while after) were the more progressive ones; Democrats were the conservative ones. But hey, reality doesn't suit their narrative, so it must be discarded, right? I don't align myself with either, btw, they're mostly two sides of the same coin economically (and in some other ways), I'm just not a dishonest manchild like Mr. D'Souza over here.

[@StonedGremlinProductions]

You all should listen to Pepsi Man, he still thinks the Dodgers are in Brooklyn.

[@PepsiMan666]

@@StonedGremlinProductions the Dodgers being in LA doesn't stop them from originating in Brooklyn. I can't tell if you're comically missing the point or just ignorant. I'll be nice and assume the former.

[@Annausagi2]

No, not Earl! He was my favourite character!

[@lich109]

The Town That Dreaded Sundown is one of those great times when you can be watching a horror movie or a comedy, it all depends on whether you attached a laugh track to it or not.

[@samaelsuarezgamez6781]

Wait a minute, that's not Ben Tramer. That's Brad Jones internet celebrity extraordinary. I feel cheated.

[@jamesunderhillunderhill2623]

Will Ben's ghost ever be at peace?

[@afrog2666]

You might mean extraordinaire..

[@hdhshdhs5503]

Definitely means extraordinaire

[@Playstation26Express]

But what happened to Earl Tramer?!

[@Logan912]

The Ben Tramer equivalent of Country Mac

[@Whovian45810]

@Aaron Brehm Asking the real question here. XD We can't let any Tramers get killed!

[@Whovian45810]

@@Logan912 Nice Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference. ;)

[@EarthboundX]

Wait, did this movie start with a guy going down on a woman? I'm surprised. Normally it'd be the other way around. Subversive!

[@mandird7952]

That's NC 17 territory. Lol

[@SigEpBlue]

They're only second cousins, it's acceptable.

[@randallsnyder5757]

That's the Texarkana way, Baby!

[@calebgaston8946]

What horror movie has a blowjob in it? good luck

[@EarthboundX]

Quite a few, Brain Damage is the only one that comes to mind atm, though only because I watched a recent review of it.

[@Phan211]

I literally just found out about this movie and put it on my watch list. Classic Snob always a step ahead.

[@ShadeMeadows]

Ditto~

[@yourmother7052]

*I S T H A T A S P O C K ' S B E A R D P R O F I L E P I C*

[@Phan211]

@@yourmother7052 You know it bro. Prog for life.

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

Red dead redemption 2: come back to bed hunny Me: I’ll be back but snob is on.

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

Me: baby why u teasing me

[@davidbauler3159]

Cleary, the town needed more Christmas with a Capital C.....

[@wildside316]

When he pulled that guy through the car window, for a split second I was expecting an Orton-style DDT😂. I do still enjoy pro wrestling, either despite, or in spite of, it's *many* flaws these days😀.

[@danmount9462]

wildside316 It would have been FROM OUT OF NOWHERE

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

Spoony, is that you?

[@BainesMkII]

I like how the Wikipedia article near the start downplays inaccuracy with "mostly minor artistic license was taken", but if you read through you find that they moved the murders from Texas to Arkansas, changed the dates of some of the murders (along with changing the dates of other events), changed details about several of the murders, and outright rewrote a couple of deaths.

[@Whovian45810]

Before Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger...... There was Leatherface and Phantom Killer, one had become part of the big four and a franchise .However, the other faded into obscurity.

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

Also billy from black xmast

[@HossTheSlop]

Loved this movie. My grandma used to tell us stories about when the real killings were happening.

[@jbjacobs9514]

Another hilarious review - now I have Hey Travis Crabtree in my head again.

[@chimpmasterflex]

I appreciate you changing the "ad" thing each time, instead of playing the same one over and over again (:

[@Blues_Light]

"DOOT!" - The Phantom Killer

[@SgtRocko]

Love the review! Have to say, though, this movie is actually both charming AND creepy as heck. It came out when I was a little kid; it creeped me out then and still creeps me out now. The schtick is amusing, but you DO really get a feel for the sense of dread that took over the town. It's a favourite of mine, and I've gotten a lot of friends hooked on it.

[@kaijughoul]

You need to review Humanoids from the Deep 🤣

[@jonathanowen8594]

Great choice! Extremely fake rubber sea monster costumes, a lead actor so famous for slock he inspired a Simpsons character, and enough simulated rape to give Anita Sarkeesian and her fallowed gigantic conniption fits.

[@SAPProd]

Is Vern Stierman THE Vern that Ernest P. Worrell is always talking to? Does that make all the Ernest commercials and films in continuity with this and Boggy Creek? Does that make this the Cinematic Vern-iverse?

[@EddieHawkinsII]

Fun fact: the cop who’s partnered with the director-in-drag for the decoy assignment? That’s Crenshaw from Boggy Creek II.

[@blue_rogue82]

Lol, I almost pissed my pants at the Ted nugent prayer. One of the best reviews of the year.

[@DarthArachnious]

I've been waiting for a Lloyd/ That Darn Cat reference since the review of Unidentified Flying Oddball. If he ever does The Cat From Outer Space Lloyd can do the review himself.

[@pvthitch]

I saw both of those posters in the theater. Two of the best of all time.

[@tommytwostep9753]

Loved Earl's performance in this movie...

[@Bmanritchie]

6:12 Choking laughter anyone?

[@SigEpBlue]

Definitely a comedy. Murder has never been so hilarious, and the Boggy Creek connections are amazing.

[@connercampbell9086]

Ben Traymor is really Brad Jones? What a twist!

[@majdo007]

Actually there is a series of bizarre erotic horror movies called Fantom Kiler. There were four parts. The first three were ridiculously dubbed by adding random dialogues from Polish actors from different movies. Needless to say that dialogue made absolutely no sense. The director nicked himself Roman Nowicki but it was really Trevor Barley.

[@ShadeMeadows]

JASON VOORHEES?!

[@valcristPL]

every town gun store was sold out." "Okay, but that also happened when the town got its first disco and its first Black sheriff." Shit like this is why I subscribed. LMAO.

[@erikdraven1731]

Only thing missing is the losing horns from "The Price is Right" during the trombone murders.

[@HeretixAevum]

I don't even understand what was going on with that trombone.

[@thewraithwriter22]

Doomguy there's a knife on the end of it

[@HeretixAevum]

@@thewraithwriter22 Ah, I missed that. Guess they really can play sharp notes.

[@LauraSquirrel]

@@HeretixAevum One of the best comments ever.

[@DisgaeaFan707]

Okay, this is totally Brad's fault (sorry Brad! lol) with his editing. In the full movie, you see that theres a knife on it. For some reason you cannot see that in the review. I hope that helps. The movie is actually quite entertaining

[@ChadParenteau]

Best Get Out and Vote message I've heard all day.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

I don't get it - how did he kill her with a trombone?

[@planescaped]

It's a mystery that to this day nobody has solved...

[@mls160]

You could say it was a brass act. Or very carefully.

[@slashingkatie7872]

Because he’s that good.

[@MrSomebodyStrange]

He tied a knife to the slide. No, seriously, that's what he did in the movie.

[@kitestar]

He really BLEW her to death....I'll just go over here....

[@Emberilliance]

That was the best prayer I've ever heard.

[@slashingkatie7872]

Well at least the ones that that didn’t win can always come back for future episodes. Honestly there were too many hilarious trailers to choose

[@JordanFountain003]

.... Ok Red Dead is paused. Continue.

[@slashingkatie7872]

Jordan Fountain did you do the Klan mission yet?

[@JordanFountain003]

@@slashingkatie7872 not yet.

[@ColtComanche]

Katie Baily not a mission. Random encounter in the woods near the Lemoyne camp.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@ColtComanche Multiple encounters, actually. All over the place, got a couple near the starting camp. Those sheet-wearin' rascals.

[@Seanatonin]

*shivers* I sense a Snob and Critic crosssover coming

[@darthnecrosis1705]

I remember as a kid this movie fucked with me as a kid. Growing up I watched Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc. and it never bothered me because I knew it was bullshit. Then I found this one day at our local Video Invasion (damn I miss that place) and saw this and rented it. At the time I was only up to part 2 on Friday the 13th and seeing this was based on a real killer dressed like that made me think Jason was a real person. Course years down the line when we got AOL and was able to look up stuff I learned the real story.

[@atheistpower5659]

Better title for this movie would have been The Texas Rusty Trombone Murders .........Oh wait maybe NO !

[@DieHardAlien]

Brad was Ben Tramer all along?!

[@DisgaeaFan707]

......jail

[@Logan912]

This movie provides backstory on why Texarkana is quiet and lifeless in Smoky & the Bandit. Those boxes of Coors have been there since the 40s.

[@sta3po]

Hopefully, someday we'll get Simon, King of the Witches...

[@BronzeBoy520]

I feel bad for Ben Tramer, once Halloween is over, he’s completely useless. Almost like he was hit by water.

[@poody56]

Didn't expect to see you here, Old Man.

[@BronzeBoy520]

Druggist1982 HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@JosephRodriguez1991]

That girl was noises during, the trombone murder. You should have called it, called the tromboner murder. I love your, dog voices on these videos.

[@johnoneil9188]

My theory is that the Phantom Killer snapped after his cat kept telling him to go to bed when he just wanted to hang out with his friends. Also clearly The Legend of Boggy Creek. Not a big horror fan but I like that one.

[@deadmanprime4793]

Poor Earl. It was either this or the Klan. Didn't even have a chance. R.I.P. Earl

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

1:45 And an immediate thumbs up.

[@lizzychrome7630]

I gotta whip up some "Disco" fan art for the Snob to sign at Wizard World Con, now!

[@NeptuneRising70]

We had all kinds of rain in Japan...sideways rain, little hard stinging rain, big fat rain...

[@multitudeofidols]

You wanna know who the Phantom Killer is? It's Ted Cruz. Yeah, all this time you thought he was the Zodiac Killer. Didn't see that twist coming, did you?

[@teddyfilli3079]

If Ted Cruz is the phantom killer. Than who is the Zodiac killer?

[@sumo8675309]

I loved sparkplug, "damn it, does this thing only have two speeds wide open and stop? " lol

[@peterversionone]

I can’t stop laughing because of the end of this video. Chief Earl, Sheriff Earl, Mrs. Earl.... the tone of the voice makes it more funny

[@4Legacy]

One fun thing about finding some of these reviews years later, is searching to see if he reviewed the other movies on his poll. I now need to know if there's a review for Die Sister Die

[@VileEPeyote]

The joke about your vote keeping the Klan from winning is arguably your funniest ever, if most topical

[@ryanriebel7711]

Well since you have this one now, it would be nice to see The Legend of Boggy Creek. Good job as always.

[@biffyqueen]

19:05 I saw this movie with a group of friends and when the car went into the water I yelled "DAMN YOU DUKE BOYS!"

[@youreverydayrae]

justice for earl tramer!

[@iamcasihart]

On Monday, I’ll be driving through Texarkana. I pass through every 3-4 months, on my way to see my Psychiatrist in Texas. I just think everyone should know that. K, bye! 👋🏻

[@GDark08]

So that's how Bennett got into shape - he traveled back in time and got a paper route in Texarkana.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

@15:20 to 15:27 Or they could be hiding from Matt Damon and Jennifer Lawrence looking to wreck up the southern fried suburbia... or the ladies of Book Club vacationing and reading City of Bones... or Sherlock Gnomes... or Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans... or Creech... which ever one's funnier.

[@anostalgicmillennial606]

I half expected him to just review Windy City again, lol

[@biffyqueen]

The scene with the trombone was soooo loooong too.

[@VikingFyre]

I never realized that Charles B Pierce was the director of this, which I suppose isn’t too surprising since Boggy Creek and this share a kind of menacing atmosphere that makes me never wanna go near Texarkana. Too bad his directing was utterly wasted in Boggy Creek The Legend Continues

[@matthewjaniss4103]

The spaceballs reference went over my head till now on like a 5th viewing.😂😂😂

[@cosmosblue772]

There was also an ep of Riverdale titled The Town that Dreaded Sundown. But there were no comedic bumbling cops, but still a lot of tonal whiplash all the same...

[@sharde26]

I have that same blanket!

[@DisgaeaFan707]

YESSS!! Awesome! I just watched this movie for the first time last week and actually loved it. Well, this is an unexpected treat. Thanks Brad! About to watch the review now. :) Edit: Do The Prowler at some point, please. :D

[@2rrkd]

Random question, but how long would it really take to kill someone with the sliding part of a trombone? Personally I think it would be easier to use it as a blunt weapon, but whatever.

[@martieobrien9979]

Maybe you missed the part where the Phantom strapped a big knife to the slide on the trombone

[@Jaytheradical]

I literally had to look up the wikipedia article on the movie to understand what was happening in the trombone scene. Well, no, I suppose I still don't *understand* what was happening...

[@andrewpowell8164]

Yeah this did happen, as I live in Texarkana

[@thecircleoft.e.d2121]

Not going to lie, with a title like The Town That Dreaded Sundown, I thought this was a vampire-themed film; sounds fitting.

[@krystalfan]

i seen this and that joke you made calling it "friday the 13th part 2: part 1" is completely accurate

[@dopplegangerdavid]

I'm in Japan now and it was raining today and yesterday and the day before.

[@rolandofgilead43]

for those who don't know Charles B. PIerce also started out with Roger Corman in the 50's. i've seen this movie and his review was funny as hell but the film which i can respect for giving Jason my favorite look, what can i say Part 2 is my favorite Friday film and always has been. anyways, this film while it's well directed i thought is fucking awful. yes Brad is right it does have it's fans and that's fine. but i watched this a couple years back and i thought it was awful. i went in with high expectations actually but they weren't apparently met. what did others think of this film who have seen it?

[@julieporter7805]

Yes some have considered the Texarkana Phantom Killer to be the origin of the Lover's Lane Killer Urban Legends like the Hook Killer and the "Don't Turn Around" story. Don't forget to search every Michael Crawford's house with the other Phantom houses. You had to play "Eastbound and Down" didn't you? The beer after all is in Texarkana. (And the boys are thirsty in Atlanta) "Earl", "Steve" same diff

[@julieporter7805]

So the Phantom Killer is probably named Earl.

[@gyromurphy]

You've made me laugh once again. God dammit I fucking love the Cinema Snob.

[@calebgaston8946]

amazing movie what could you say about it?

[@adamcheek2244]

Always thought this was one of the coolest movie titles. Glad I get a chance to see bits of it in an episode, never felt like buying it or anything

[@brianhebert6152]

If you tuned into an airing of this movie on TV while channel surfing and missed the opening or ending AND had the sound turned off, you'd probably assume it was a really creepy and bizarre episode of The Andy Griffith Show where a killer is on the loose and the Mayberry PD is (trying to be) on the case.

[@dariomendozasalazar731]

Well, the Windy City effect has gotten me. Bring me the review of "Until September"!

[@waynebutler7030]

he was called the moonlight killer. and i own this movie and the 2014 remake .

[@jayryman5310]

And I'm, still waiting for someone to review 'Humongous', no fair! :(

[@lostinthemasses]

So it must've been fun showing Laura who The Unknown Comic is.

[@sfighter0085]

Captain Earl, Chief Earl, Sheriff Earl, Mrs.Earl, and Deputy Earl. As if this "Town That Dreaded Sundown" doesn't have enough Earls. 🤣 Great episode, I think I've only heard of this movie when the 2014 movie was being released. But it does look like a fun ride of a horror movie, with blend of comedy and some action. May need to keep an eye out for this one.

[@DisgaeaFan707]

It on Amazon Video streaming right now if you have a subscription to Amazon Prime. :)

[@MidnightVentures]

That real Texas Ranger who was called in was a joke. He did his joke of Investigations on this case only for the popularity. Did absolutley nothing to help solve the case.

[@robertstuart480]

Based upon actual events in and around Texarkana, Arkansas.

[@dougputhoff]

I miss Lloyd at the end.

[@Makkufurai]

9:36 - 9-45 . Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Terry Jones and IDKWTF :D - but holy shit does that guy resemble Hugh Laurie :O

[@artistwithouttalent]

I really want an episode on _The Swarm_

[@evilmasterstudios]

The Trombone murder actually happened. The Texarcana Phantom was partial inspiration of many horror slashers.