phantom killer

Truth is often stranger than fiction. Maybe that's why so many of your favorite scary movies were inspired by actual events. From 'The Birds' to 'Scream', every great idea comes from somewhere. 

Find out about some of Curator 135's favorite horror films based on actual events and dive into one in particular. "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" is based on an actual series of murders carried out by a masked individual in the early months of 1946. Texarkana, Texas would never be the same again. 

*May not be suitable for younger listeners*

Join the team as they discuss Texas oldest cold case.  Is Mary Virginia "Jimmie" Carpenter a  victim of the Phantom Killer of Texarkana or did she decide to run away and start a new life?

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Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-virginia-carpenter

https://dentoncountyhistoryandculture.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/the-chilling-disappearance-of-virginia-carpenter/

https://twu.edu/about-twu/brief-history-of-twu/

https://texashillcountry.com/virginia-carpenter-oldest-cold-case/

In 1946 four brutal crimes occurred in less than three months in Texarkana. Three were violent attacks on young people parked on lovers’ lanes on the Texas side of town; the fourth was the shooting of a middle-aged couple in their rural farmhouse on the Arkansas side.

Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders

Newton, Michael (2013). The Texarkana Moonlight Murders: The Unsolved Case of the 1946 Phantom Killer. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60578-4

https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/feb/07/fbi-releases-archive-texarkanas-phantom-killer-ove/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87y1_IbJRZE

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Phantom Killer Sources:

• Fox 4
• Grunge
• Wikipedia
• NY Daily News
• BuzzFeed Unsolved

Hindenburg Sources:

• Internet Archive
• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia
• The Independent
• Smithsonian Magazine

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For Obscure Horror Movie Remake Month we are reviewing the 2014 remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown. The Blumhouse version is a strange one and we discuss the storytelling decisions, why certain remakes are made, and the worst killer in horror history.

Adventures in Movies! is a part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Morbidly Beautiful is your one stop shop for all your horror needs. From the latest news and reviews to interviews and old favorites, it can be found at Morbidly Beautiful.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel Muir, Blake, and Danny. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Danny can be found on Twitter @default_player and on Instagram at default_player. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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Adventures in Movies! is a part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Morbidly Beautiful is your one stop shop for all your horror needs. From the latest news and reviews to interviews and old favorites, it can be found at Morbidly Beautiful.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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