How many jump scares are in The Prowler?

The Prowler has 23 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Prowler?

Films similar to The Prowler on Watch Darkly include Evil Dead Rise (2023), The Descent (2005), Mudborn (2026) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Prowler

1981 · R · 1h 29m

If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

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Jump scares

The Prowler has 23 jump scares. Compare counts

Genres

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Details

Budget$1M

Directed by

Joseph Zito

Written by

Glenn Leopold, Neal Barbera

Cinematography

João Fernandes

Music

Richard Einhorn

Starring

Vicky Dawson as Pam MacDonald · Christopher Goutman as Mark London · Lawrence Tierney as Maj. Chatham · Farley Granger as Sheriff George Fraser · Cindy Weintraub as Lisa · Lisa Dunsheath as Sherry · David Sederholm as Carl · Bill Nunnery as Hotel Clerk

Production

Carolco Pictures, Graduation

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