Review of The Prowler (1981) by Stephen M. Deusner for Washington Post — 13 Apr 2004
For all its boldness of concept and carnage, The Prowler is never entirely satisfying. There are too many missed opportunities to transcend the genre’s schlock, too many passages where nothing happens, too many scares that fall flat.
Still, it’s an intriguing artifact of an earlier horror-movie era, one that toys with the idea of villains and victims while slashing the slasher formula to bits.
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This review of The Prowler (1981) was written by Stephen M. Deusner and published by Washington Post on 13 Apr 2004.
The Prowler has generally received mixed reviews.
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