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The Prowler (1966)

The Prowler poster
Directed by
Alan Burke
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman living alone in a suburban house becomes increasingly frightened by a mysterious prowler lurking outside. The story follows her growing anxiety and fear as she tries to cope with the unseen threat.

tensesuspensefulatmosphericpsychologicalclaustrophobicmysteriousslow-burn

What happens

"The Prowler" is the fourth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Prowler" was written by Pat Flower and directed by Alan Burke and originally aired on ABC on 9 May 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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