"In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas."

1976

1h 26m

5.8(199 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Overview

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Ben Johnson

Captain J.D. Morales

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Andrew Prine

Deputy Norman Ramsey

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Dawn Wells

Helen Reed

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Jimmy Clem

Sgt. Mal Griffin

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Jim Citty

Police Chief R.J. Sullivan

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Directing

Charles B. Pierce

Patrolman A.C. Benson

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Robert Aquino

Sheriff Otis Barker

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Cindy Butler

Peggy Loomis

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Christine Ellsworth

Linda Mae Jenkins

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Writing

Earl E. Smith

Dr. Kress

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Steve Lyons

Roy Allen

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Camera

Joe Catalanotto

Eddie LeDoux

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Roy Lee Brown

Rainbow Johnson

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Editing

Mike Hackworth

Sammy Fuller

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Misty West

Emma Lou Cook

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Rick Hildreth

Buddy Turner

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Jason Darnell

Capt. Gus Wells

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Crew

Bud Davis

The Phantom Killer

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Vern Stierman

Narrator (voice)

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Mike Downs

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Production

James Duff McAdams

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Dennis Lehane

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