Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
I think it was Twin Peaks that started the whole "quaint small sleepy town with a very dark undercurrent" premise.


Well, there was this scandalous gem from 1957...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050839/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

"Peyton Place."

First time I saw this a few years ago I couldn't believe such a film was allowed to be made at the time.