Oct 17, 2022
The Prowler (Rosemary's Killer, 1981)
"I heard something."
"It's probably just the wind."
"In the basement?"
#the prowler#Rosemary's killer#horror imagery tw#video nasty#slasher film#1981#joseph zito#tom savini#glenn leopold#neal barbera#vicky dawson#christopher goutman#farley granger#lawrence tierney#cindy weintraub#lisa dunsheath#david sederholm#bill nunnery#thom bray#diane rode#bryan englund#donna davis#carleton carpenter#joy glaccum#completely generic slasher that is nevertheless executed (ha) with such competence and such precision that it's hugely enjoyable#there's nothing remotely surprising or very different here (although linking the killer to ww2 rather than Vietnam is intriguing) and it#hits every major beat of the genre head on‚ right down to the title. but it's good! it's sloppy and violent and has jumps in all the right#places. Savini's effects work is as ever remarkable‚ the identity of the killer teased fairly well with some early subtle clues‚ there's a#good cast of characters and some nicely creepy set pieces. yknow. it isn't incredible or anything but absolutely a solid slasher