History Film / TheProwler

Several months later at Rosemary's hometown Avalon Bay, he kills her and her new boyfriend during the towns annual graduation dance. He is never caught.

* RedHerring: There are plenty older men to pin your suspicions on.

''The Prowler'', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Creator/TomSavini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''.

* SawedOffShotgun: One is among The Prowler's arsenal. [[spoiler:It gets used against him in the climax, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard which kills him]].

* SawedOffShotgun: One is among The Prowler's arsenal. [[spoiler:It gets used against him in the climax, [[Hoist by his own Petard which kills him]].

* SlashedThroat: Just when Lisa is about to get to safety from the swimming pool, the Prowler is suddenly there with her to graphically cut her throat with his bayonet.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happened to [[spoiler:Major Chatham]]. He was presumably killed and his body was hidden.

** [[spoiler:An unusual victim example happens as a last scare for the film; Pam discovers

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* AntagonistTitle: The protagonist is Pam.

* BigDamnHeroes: Otto appears to shoot The Prowler just as he is about to attack Pam.
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: Used on Lisas's murder by the pool.
* DearJohnLetter: Rosemary's letter to her soldier boyfriend is shown and narrated to the audience before the scene of her and her boyfriend's deaths.

* FinalGirl: Pam.
* FlashbackEcho: The revival of the Graduation Dance makes Rosemary's killer snap and start killing again.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Prowler is done in with his own shotgun.
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Graduation
* KnifeNut: A bayonet is a part of The Prowler's repertoire.
* LockAndLoadMontage: The Prowler is shown preparing his weaponry during the night of the party.

* NotQuiteDead: Otto manages to shoot The Prowler. Unfortunately for him, he only pretends to be dead and returns fire.

* SawedOffShotgun: One is among The Prowler's arsenal.
* ShowerScene: Sherry is taking a shower when her boyfriend Carl appears and startles her. Things could have escalated into a ShowerOfLove if The Prowler wouldn't have stuck his bayonet through Carl's skull and impaled Sherry with the pitchfork.
* SlashedThroat: Lisa's death.

Starting at the year 1945, the film opens with a news reel depicting the homecoming American troops from WorldWarTwo. One of these returning troops isn't happy, as his girlfriend Rosemary had dumped him during the war (with a "Dear John" letter, no less).

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Creator/TomSavini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''.

* YourHeadAsplode: After [[GunStruggle struggling for his gun]] with Pam, The Prowler dies from a blast to the head.

* AntagonistTitle

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday

Starting at the year 1945, the film opens with a news reel depicting the homecoming american troops from WorldWarTwo. One of these returning troops isn't happy, as his girlfriend Rosemary had dumped him during the war (with a "Dear John" letter, no less).

* AllInTheEyes: The lighting at Chatham house does this effect on Mark whe he is ascending the stairs.

* FlashbackEcho: Restartation of the Graduation Dance makes Rosemary's killer snap and start killing again.

* IsThisThingOn

* SawedOffShotgun
* ShellshockedVeteran

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''.

* ShowerScene: Sherry is taking a shower when her boyfriend Carl appears and startles her.

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''.

* AllInTheEyes
* BigDamnHeroes: Otto near the end.
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: The pool murder.
* CallingCard: Killer leaves roses to the scenes of the crime.

* DramaticUnmask: Done when the killer is struggling with the FinalGirl.
* EveryoneIsASuspect

* FlashbackEcho: [[spoiler:Restartation of the Graduation Dance makes the killer start killing again]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
* IsThisThingOn
* {{Joisey}}
* KnifeNut: A bayonet is a part of the killer's repertoire.
* LockAndLoadMontage
* MenacingStroll
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Early in the film horror music plays on such mundane scenes as people going shopping.
* NotQuiteDead: Otto manages to shoot the killer. Unfortunately for him, the killer returns fire.
* PeekABooCorpse

* SlashedThroat
* SomethingAboutARose
* TitleDrop
* VomitDiscretionShot
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happened to Major Chatham.
* YourHeadAsplode: Killer dies from a shotgun blast to the head.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[IncrediblyLamePun Unless you are]] HotBlooded.]]

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''. It shares some themes with ''Film/MyBloodyValentine'', a fellow slasher released in the same year.

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherFlick from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''. It shares some themes with ''Film/MyBloodyValentine'', a fellow slasher released in the same year.

->"I want you to be my date, Rose."
->-- '''The Prowler'''

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherFlick from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter''. It shares some themes with ''Film/{{My Bloody Valentine}}'', a fellow slasher released in the same year.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Early in the film horror music plays on such mundane scenes as people going shopping.

'''''The Prowler''''', also known as ''Rosemary's Killer'', is a SlasherFlick from the year 1981. It was directed by Joseph Zito and the film's gore effects were done by the legendary Tom Savini. Both would later contribute their respective talents to another slasher film, ''[[Film/FridayThe13th Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter]]''. It shares some themes with ''Film/{{My Bloody Valentine}}'', a fellow slasher released in the same year.

Cut to 35 years later, where the town prepares for its graduation dance once again. There hasn't been one since the events of the opening. The killer decides to partake on the event as well, armed with a pitchfork, bayonet and sawed-off shotgun.