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In 1946, a mysterious hooded killer terrorised Texarkana. In 1976, he was immortalised in the silver screen. Now, the maniac is back…
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Travis Tope, Anthony Anderson, Joshua Leonard, Denis O'Hare, Spencer Treat Clark, Andy Abele
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | No date listed |
|---|---|
| Digital release | 13 May 2023 |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 16 October 2014 (Canada and the United States) |
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| Country | In cinemas | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | 16 Oct 2014 |
| Canada | 16 Oct 2014 | – |
| United States | 16 Oct 2014 | – |
| Germany | 9 Apr 2015 | – |
| United Kingdom | – | 17 Aug 2015 |
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