Psycho II

During this horror-laden month of movies that featured plenty of serial killers, Norman Bates tops 'em all for cinematic infamy. He may be infantilized, but this sick human being sure can wield variously effective weapons when he feels the need. Now, coming up with a quality sequel to not only a Hitchcock movie---but also to the infamous Psycho---was a huge ask, but Richard Franklin did an admirable job of making Psycho II an effective suspense thriller. Just like the first flick, this story is as much a mystery as it is a horror movie...and it has its own shocking, twist ending. Psycho II isn't flawless though. We saw the merits, but also questioned the role of Mrs. Spool and we were also split on how good (or not so good) Anthony Perkins is in reprising his iconic role. So stop listening to Mother and start listening to the 545th edition of Have You Ever Seen with a sandwich and some milk by your side as we conclude our 8th Scary Movie Month. Well, Actually: Quentin Tarantino must be just pronouncing Robert Loggia's name his own way because a YouTube interview with the actor himself confirms it's pronounced the way the rest of us have been saying it for decades. Also, 15 Jerry Goldsmith movies---not 14---have now been covered between this channel (12) and Scoring At The Movies (3). Also also, Norman Bates is AFI's #2 bad guy on their Top 100 Heroes & Villains list, not #3. Sparkplug Coffee is good enough to sponsor our show. They offer our listeners a 20% discount when they apply our "HYES" promo code. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Getting in touch with us is a snap. Our email address is [email protected]. You can Twitt-ex us (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). And follow us on YouTube (@hyesellis). Like, share, subscribe, rate, review and such.