Ep. 67: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976 & 2014) - Double Feature Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast

This week it's a double feature with your favorite ghouls! The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) & it's reboot from 2014! Topics include a brief history of Texarkana and the Moonlight Murders, Embracing Tragedy, and The Phantom’s Duality!

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

The Terrifying Real-Life Murders That Inspired THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN by GREGORY BURKART
http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/30/the-terrifying-real-life-murders-that-inspired-the-town-that-dreaded-sundown/

The True Story Behind The Town that Dreaded Sundown by April Bennett
https://www.wickedhorror.com/features/true-life-horror/real-life-cold-case-behind-the-town-that-dreaded-sundown/

Mourning Through Horror Movies by Eren Orbey
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mourning-through-horror-movies

Watching sad films boosts endorphin levels in your brain, psychologists say by Nicola Davis
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/21/watching-a-sad-films-boosts-endorphin-levels-in-your-brain-psychologists-say

The Surprising Reasons We Like Sad Movies by Katie Koerner
https://greatist.com/happiness/why-do-like-sad-movies#1

Why Bringing Tragedy To Life Through Film Is Important by Marshall Julius
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-bringing-tragedy-to-life-through-film-is-important_uk_588a1152e4b02af0a3d5b686?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAT3oojxEz5zhf0nWSrJzIyW29Pj_3RqiqKbmxFo2n8_DrB64VvSeVM958CrvWx51-jm_g023zL40O70ITSRq2mzByy5uZzJlwNsnYIVPDjbu4GuGmUMMYbUmxz5mCu4u2OWmlhx5lbgVuthdOQ9KK3ZeNXIXFK8jMDOrpy6rAdB

Is our growing obsession with true crime a problem? By Kelly-Leigh Coope
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47474996