He Knows You’re Alone

He Knows You’re Alone

Year: 1980

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Armand Mastroianni

HorrorHorror

A bride‑to‑be finds herself terrorized on the night before her wedding by a serial killer who targets brides and anyone close to them. As her friends are murdered one by one, a hard‑boiled renegade cop—still haunted by the murder of his own bride years earlier—races against time to stop the predator before it’s too late.

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1

Bride murdered on her wedding day

A young bride is murdered on her wedding day by the man she rejected for Len Gamble, a detective. The crime sets a grim tone and establishes the killer's ruthless pattern that will haunt the story.

Wedding day
2

Marie stabbed at the Long Island theater

Several years later on Long Island, Marie is stabbed to death inside a movie theater while her friend Ruthie sits nearby. The killer, Ray Carlton, disappears into the night, leaving the case unresolved.

Several years later Long Island movie theater
3

Ray arrives on Staten Island to stalk Amy Jensen

The next morning Ray Carlton arrives on Staten Island and observes Amy Jensen from a distance. Amy, meanwhile, is preparing for her upcoming wedding to Phil.

The next morning Staten Island
4

Wedding plans and bachelor party preparations

Amy and her fiancé Phil, along with friends, prepare for the wedding and the associated celebrations. The looming threat from Ray adds tension to their plans.

Days before wedding
5

Ballet class and Carl the affair

Amy, Nancy, and Joyce attend a ballet class where they run into Carl, the philosophy professor with whom Joyce is having an affair. The encounter complicates the relationships surrounding Amy.

Same day Ballet class
6

Dress fitting and stalking begins

Amy goes to a dress fitting and notices she is being followed by an unknown man. At the ice-cream shop, she is startled by Marvin, her ex-boyfriend who works at the morgue.

That day dress shop; ice-cream shop
7

Dressmaker stabbed at the shop

Unbeknownst to Amy, Ray stabs the dressmaker to death in the dress shop as she leaves. The murder marks Ray’s increasing boldness and his reach into Amy’s life.

That night dress shop
8

Bachelorette party and two murders

Nancy and Joyce throw a small bachelorette party for Amy at her home, where a power outage heightens the tension. Carl investigates and returns to find Joyce dead; Ray then kills Carl.

That night Amy's house
9

Morning after: doubts and a wary fringe

The following morning Marvin arrives at Amy's house, signaling a possible rekindling of their relationship. Amy reveals she has doubts about marrying Phil as fear and suspicion linger.

The morning after Amy's house
10

Amusement park plan and Elliot’s questioning

Amy invites Marvin to join her, Nancy, and Diane at the amusement park, but Marvin declines due to a morgue shift. They meet a student named Elliot who questions Amy about the stalker.

Day of park trip Amusement park; forest trail
11

Ray spotted on the dark ride

While riding a dark ride with her sister, Amy spots Ray inside the ride and later confides in Nancy about the stalker. The threat to Amy intensifies as the night progresses.

That night Dark ride
12

Nancy is killed; Nancy’s head in the fish tank

Nancy is killed and Amy later discovers Nancy’s severed head in the fish tank. Amy is attacked by Ray, escapes by car after a crash, and runs to the morgue for help with Marvin.

That night Amy's house; morgue
13

Chase through the morgue; Gamble arrives

Ray pursues Amy through the morgue’s basement while Detective Len Gamble arrives to intervene. Gamble is wounded and Ray stabs him in the heart, continuing the pursuit.

After the escape Morgue basement
14

Escape and engagement plans

Amy traps Ray in a storage closet and escapes the morgue with Marvin. Police arrive as they flee, and Marvin and Amy plan to marry, signaling that Amy has ended her engagement to Phil.

Shortly after the chase Morgue
15

Final wedding night terror

In the wedding night finale, Amy sits in her wedding dress and a mysterious intruder approaches. She confronts the figure, asking Phil what are you doing here, before screaming in horror.

Wedding night

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