Pam MacDonald (played by Vicky Dawson) is a protagonist in The Prowler.
Pam MacDonald is a college senior organizing the 1980 graduation ball with Lisa, Sherry, and Carl. She is Mark London's girlfriend and becomes the central survivor of the renewed attacks, investigating the murders with Mark before unmasking Sheriff George Fraser and killing him in self-defense. Mark London (played by Christopher Goutman) is a protagonist in The Prowler.
Mark London is Pam MacDonald's boyfriend and the town's deputy. He promises to protect Pam while Sheriff George Fraser is away, investigates the attacks, questions the evidence at the dormitory and cemetery, contacts the state police, and helps Pam confront the killer. Sheriff George Fraser (played by Farley Granger) appears in The Prowler.
Sheriff George Fraser is the town sheriff who leaves Avalon Bay for a fishing trip while the graduation dance takes place. He is ultimately revealed as the killer behind the new attacks and the earlier murders, then chases Pam until she takes his shotgun and kills him. Paul (played by Bryan Englund) appears in The Prowler.
Paul is Lisa's boyfriend and becomes involved after Lisa is killed. Mark London arrests him for disturbing the peace, making him a temporary suspect or person of interest while the investigation continues, although the actual killer is later revealed to be Sheriff George Fraser. Lisa (played by Cindy Weintraub) appears in The Prowler.
Lisa is Pam MacDonald's friend and one of the students attending the 1980 graduation ball. She briefly dances with Mark London, causing tension with Pam, escapes an attack at the dormitory, but is later killed at a swimming pool and found in an open grave. Roy (played by Timothy Wahrer) appears in The Prowler.
Roy is Francis Rosemary Chatham's boyfriend at the 1945 graduation dance. He leaves the event with her for a lakeside gazebo, where both are attacked and impaled by the killer. Their deaths establish the earlier pattern that Pam MacDonald and Mark London connect to the later murders. Sherry (played by Lisa Dunsheath) appears in The Prowler.
Sherry is Pam MacDonald's friend and helps prepare for the graduation ball with Lisa and Carl. She stays behind at the dormitory, where she is attacked in the shower after Carl's surprise visit and is later discovered dead by Pam.
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Characters
Pam MacDonald
(played by Vicky Dawson) — protagonist
Pam MacDonald is a college senior organizing the 1980 graduation ball with Lisa, Sherry, and Carl. She is Mark London's girlfriend and becomes the central survivor of the renewed attacks, investigatin...
Mark London
(played by Christopher Goutman) — protagonist
Mark London is Pam MacDonald's boyfriend and the town's deputy. He promises to protect Pam while Sheriff George Fraser is away, investigates the attacks, questions the evidence at the dormitory and ce...
Sheriff George Fraser
(played by Farley Granger) — supporting
Sheriff George Fraser is the town sheriff who leaves Avalon Bay for a fishing trip while the graduation dance takes place. He is ultimately revealed as the killer behind the new attacks and the earlie...
Paul
(played by Bryan Englund) — supporting
Paul is Lisa's boyfriend and becomes involved after Lisa is killed. Mark London arrests him for disturbing the peace, making him a temporary suspect or person of interest while the investigation conti...
Lisa
(played by Cindy Weintraub) — supporting
Lisa is Pam MacDonald's friend and one of the students attending the 1980 graduation ball. She briefly dances with Mark London, causing tension with Pam, escapes an attack at the dormitory, but is lat...
Roy
(played by Timothy Wahrer) — minor
Roy is Francis Rosemary Chatham's boyfriend at the 1945 graduation dance. He leaves the event with her for a lakeside gazebo, where both are attacked and impaled by the killer. Their deaths establish...
Sherry
(played by Lisa Dunsheath) — supporting
Sherry is Pam MacDonald's friend and helps prepare for the graduation ball with Lisa and Carl. She stays behind at the dormitory, where she is attacked in the shower after Carl's surprise visit and is...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Mark London → Paul
(Professional Arresting Officer)
After Lisa is killed, Mark arrests Paul for disturbing the peace.
Paul → Lisa
(Romantic Boyfriend)
The plot explicitly identifies Paul as Lisa's boyfriend. After Lisa is killed, Paul is arrested by Mark for disturbing the peace.
Pam MacDonald → Mark London
(Romantic Boyfriend)
The plot identifies Mark as Pam's boyfriend. They exchange tense words at the dance, investigate the murders together, and Mark later returns Pam to h...
Mark London → Sheriff George Fraser
(Professional Deputy And Sheriff)
Mark is described as the town's deputy, while Sheriff Fraser is the sheriff who leaves town for a fishing trip.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Mark London → Lisa
(Social Dance Partner)
When Mark walks toward Pam at the dance, Lisa asks him to dance, and he agrees.
Lisa → Sherry
(Social Friend)
The plot describes Lisa and Sherry as Pam's friends who help with preparations for the graduation ball.
Pam MacDonald → Sherry
(Social Friend)
Sherry helps Pam and the other women with last-minute arrangements for the graduation ball.
Pam MacDonald → Lisa
(Social Friend)
Lisa helps Pam make arrangements for the graduation ball, and Pam later notices Lisa's interactions with Mark at the dance.
Sheriff George Fraser → Roy
(Conflict Murderer And Victim)
The prowler murdered Roy and Rosemary at the 1945 graduation dance, and the prowler is later revealed to be Sheriff Fraser.
Pam MacDonald → Sheriff George Fraser
(Conflict Survivor And Killer)
Fraser, disguised as the prowler, attacks Pam in the house. Pam unmasks him, takes his shotgun, and kills him.
Story Analysis
A revived wartime murder mystery turns a graduation celebration into a deadly hunt for a hidden killer.
Plot Progression
A Rose From 1945
Blood Beneath The Dance
The Past Reopens
The Mask Falls
A Silent Dormitory
Directed by Joseph Zito
The Prowler (1981) · 5.8/10 · horror, mystery, thriller
