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An Arizona lawman stumbles into a haunted ghost town where undead outlaws rule the night.

GHOST TOWN

The town died a century ago. Its fastest gun never left.

1988 · 1h 25m · R · Action / Horror / Western · IMDB TMDB

Langley follows an abandoned car into a town that should not exist. To rescue Kate, he must face an undead gunslinger with bullets forged from the town’s cursed gold.

Quick Answer

What is Ghost Town about?

Ghost Town is a 1988 American action-horror-western film directed by Richard Governor about a deputy who discovers a cursed frontier town ruled by a demonic outlaw while searching for a missing woman.

Programmer's Pick

Ghost Town isn't just another supernatural shoot-'em-up—it's a full-on gothic western where undead outlaws and cursed gold make for a uniquely psychotronic detour. The Arizona desert has never looked so haunted, or so ready for a showdown.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Deputy Langley is drawn deep into the Arizona desert while searching for a woman who vanished under mysterious circumstances. Instead of an ordinary rescue, he finds himself in a ghost town that doesn't appear on any map—a place where the line between the living and the dead blurs. The town is held captive by the spirit of Devlin, a ruthless outlaw with supernatural powers, whose spectral gang keeps the lost souls of the town under his control. To save the missing woman, Langley must navigate a surreal western landscape filled with apparitions, cursed gold, and violent showdowns. Ghost Town blends modern law enforcement with gothic western horror, delivering a unique mash-up of genres.

Details & Specs

Director
Richard Governor
Writers
Duke Sandefur, David Schmoeller
Release
1988
Runtime
1h 25m
Country
United States of America
Language
Italian
Also Known As
A Cidade Fantasma, La città maledetta

Why This Matters

As one of the final releases from Charles Band's Empire Pictures, this horror Western reflects the company's closing era and features a story by David Schmoeller, known for his genre work.
— SassyFlix Curator

Why Cult

Gothic Arizona Setting

Experience a frontier town lost in time, where the supernatural collides with the desert landscape and gothic horror.

Undead Outlaw Villain

Face off against Devlin, a demonic outlaw who rules the ghost town and its trapped souls with supernatural force.

Modern vs. Old West

See a present-day deputy forced to leave behind modern firepower for old revolvers and bullets forged from cursed gold.

Psychotronic Cult Hybrid

This drive-in-ready B-movie fuses action, horror, and western genres into a campy, low-budget cult curio.

Scene Gallery

Threat File

Trigger

Deputy enters ghost town searching for missing woman

Threat

Demonic outlaw Devlin and his undead gang

Effect

Traps townspeople’s souls, threatens newcomers with supernatural violence

Countermeasure

Old revolver and bullets forged from cursed gold wielded by a lawman

Setting

Vanished frontier ghost town in the Arizona desert

Questions from the Vault

Who directed Ghost Town? +

Ghost Town was directed by Richard Governor.

How long is Ghost Town? +

Ghost Town has a runtime of 85 minutes.

What genre is Ghost Town? +

Ghost Town is an action, horror, and western film.

Where can I watch Ghost Town? +

You can watch Ghost Town on SassyFlix.

How are the undead outlaws defeated in Ghost Town? +

The undead outlaws can only be killed by a lawman using bullets forged from the town’s cursed gold and old revolvers, as modern guns are ineffective against them.

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