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Ghost Town

1988 · 85 min

A dusty, spooky ride blending western shootouts with ghostly hauntings, offering cheap but atmospheric thrills.

Directed by
Richard Governor
Genres
Horror, Western, Crime
Tagline
The good. The bad. The Satanic.
Overview
Deputy Langley tracks a kidnapped girl to an abandoned ghost town. However, the town is not abandoned, but haunted by the spirits of an outlaw, Devlin, and his gang, who hold the equally deceased townspeople hostage until the outlaws can be killed by a lawman.

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Directed by
Richard Governor
Genres
Horror, Western, Crime
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, western, crime
Directed by
Richard Governor
Written by
David Schmoeller, Duke Sandefur
Starring
Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Bruce Glover, Zitto Kazann, Laura Schaefer, Michael Alldredge, Penelope Windust
Cinematography
Mac Ahlberg
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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