The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown is an upcoming American horror film  meta-remake of the 1976 film  of the same name.  It was to be made "low-budget" to keep the same  cinéma vérité as  Charles B. Pierce's film. The film is produced by  Ryan Murphy of Ryan Murphy Productions ( Glee,  Nip/Tuck,  American Horror Story) and  Jason Blum of  Blumhouse Productions ( Paranormal Activity, Insidious) for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[3] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;"> The film is directed by  Alfonso Gomez-Rejon<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;"> in his feature-length directorial debut, and is written by  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[4] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;"> This is one of the last films of  Ed Lauter<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;"> before he died in October 2013.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">The film however was raised to a higher budget for the term of the end confrontation and practical effects og blood and gore used in the film, as well prosphetics for the killer.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">The film was a theatrical success hitting #1 at the Box Office grossing double it's budget and earning praise from critics and audiences, being cited as one of few horror remakes which outdo the original.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">The film boasts an ensemble cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Shannon, Meredith Monroe, Marlon Wayans, Addison Timlin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tyler Posey, Hayley Kiyoko, Jamie Blackley, Zac Efron, Thomas Mann, AJ Michalka, Daniel Curtis Lee, Ed Lauter, Veronica Cartwright and Joseph D. Reitman.