But the class kicks up again next week with "Cinematic Serial Killer" month. That is, movies based on actual serial killers.
For this series, we will be screening the following four films:
The Boston Strangler (1968), starring Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda. I assume it's based on the Boston Strangler.
The Honeymoon Killers (1970) starring Tony LoBianco and Shirley Stoller. It was based on the Lonely Hearts Murders of the 1940s, which had a Long Island connection. I'm totally unfamiliar with that case.
Deranged (1974) starring Robert Blossoms. It was based on the life of Ed Gein. If memory serves, Gein was also the basis for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But we already saw that in Keith's class. There was also a band called Ed Gein's Car. But I don't think they were linked to any murders.
The Town the Dreaded Sundown (1976) starring Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine and Dawn Wells. This was based on a series of murders by a hooded killer in Arkansas in the 1940s. The trailer says it occured in Texarkana, Arkansas. I well remember pulling into a gas station in Texarkana Texas and asking what state I was in. "Well, sweetie, right now you're in Texas," came the response. "But if you cross the street you're in Arkansas." I don't know why I just brought that up.
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