‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’

Possible remake of movie that made Texarkana infamous could include some filming downtown

By: Aaron Brand - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Evan Lewis A movie poster from the original “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” hangs on the wall in Hopkin’s Feed House in downtown Texarkana, Ark.

Staff file photo Arkansas filmmaker Charles B. Pierce is pictured in this 1983 file photo by the Texarkana Gazette. Film posters of two of his films, “Bootleggers” and “The Legend of Boggy Creek,” can be seen on the wall behind him. Pierce died in ...

City officials from Texarkana, Ark., say they’ve talked with people involved with the remake of “The Town that Dreaded Sundown” about possibly filming here.

Paul Hackleman, public works director, and Charlotte Hartwell, the city’s marketing director, have been ...

Published: 03/10/2013