Prom Night (1980, dir. Paul Lynch)

A masked killer stalks teens at their high school prom. Early entrant in the slasher subgenre, this mixes elements of whodunnit and giallo, an escaped psycho, plus a childhood tragedy to be avenged. Some arty moments in its direction; the film spawned four sequels and a remake.

Author: Eamonn

Writes. Latest: 2019: East of England - a noir thriller. Other books: Benches of Louth (2018); Juggernaut: a sequel to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2017); Torc, (2016); The Prospect of This City (2015). Twitter: @eamonngriffin View all posts by Eamonn