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My name is Tommy. I'm a 21-year-old college student from the primitive wilds of Kentucky who really likes horror films. Like, a lot. This blog is my tribute to them. It features creepy pictures, gifs, reviews, ramblings and fiction.
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At number six on my seemingly never-ending top ten list is Psycho 2 (1983). I’ve been putting this one off because I’ve actually already reviewed it. And that review was a fine review, written mere moments after the very first time I watched what has quickly become one of my favorite horror flicks ever. It summed up my feelings about the film pretty perfectly; to write more would force me to succumb to the dreaded double-dip that I have tried so hard to avoid. I can’t. Eh. Screw it. I’d like to finish this list before the world ends. Psycho 2 is a glorious film, that takes another peek into the life of Norman Bates—matricidal, homicidal, taxidermal maniac—some 22 years after the events of Psycho. On paper, it sounds awful. A cheap cash-in, released a mere three years after the death of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, with no involvement from screenwriter Joseph Stefano? What an obvious money-grab, right? It does look that way, I’ll admit. And then you notice all of the little touches that make Psycho 2 such a great love letter to Psycho. For instance, the film features Virginia Gregg, the original voice of Mrs. Bates. And Vera Miles—y’know, Lila, Psycho’s other female protagonist. Oh, and it also includes that Anthony Perkins guy. Who was he again? It’s on the tip of my tongue! And to top it all off, these three were written excellently by a screenwriter worthy of a film like Psycho: Tom Holland, who went on to script Fright Night, Child’s Play, and, um, Thinner, I guess. Holland’s script is so firmly entrenched in the Psycho mythos that it—somehow—surpasses its predecessor. It’s an homage to Psycho that is, at least on occasion, more enjoyable than Psycho. And, believe me, that’s coming from someone who loves Psycho. Last semester I wrote a twelve page essay about it for my English final. It’s a classic that everyhorror fan should see (and own!), entirely deserving of its spot in the pantheon of elite horror films. I just… kind of like the sequel better. It delivers what the original film left me begging for: a more intimate look into the psyche of Norman Bates. It’s the companion piece that completes the story. I can’t watch one without the other anymore. The other sequels, for the record, are also watchable. Particularly Psycho 4. Avoid that damn remake for the sake of your own mental heath, though. A plague on all of Vince Vaughn’s houses.

At number six on my seemingly never-ending top ten list is Psycho 2 (1983).

I’ve been putting this one off because I’ve actually already reviewed it. And that review was a fine review, written mere moments after the very first time I watched what has quickly become one of my favorite horror flicks ever. It summed up my feelings about the film pretty perfectly; to write more would force me to succumb to the dreaded double-dip that I have tried so hard to avoid. I can’t.

Eh. Screw it. I’d like to finish this list before the world ends.

Psycho 2 is a glorious film, that takes another peek into the life of Norman Bates—matricidal, homicidal, taxidermal maniac—some 22 years after the events of Psycho. On paper, it sounds awful. A cheap cash-in, released a mere three years after the death of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, with no involvement from screenwriter Joseph Stefano? What an obvious money-grab, right?

It does look that way, I’ll admit. And then you notice all of the little touches that make Psycho 2 such a great love letter to Psycho. For instance, the film features Virginia Gregg, the original voice of Mrs. Bates. And Vera Miles—y’know, Lila, Psycho’s other female protagonist. Oh, and it also includes that Anthony Perkins guy. Who was he again? It’s on the tip of my tongue! And to top it all off, these three were written excellently by a screenwriter worthy of a film like Psycho: Tom Holland, who went on to script Fright Night, Child’s Play, and, um, Thinner, I guess. Holland’s script is so firmly entrenched in the Psycho mythos that it—somehow—surpasses its predecessor. It’s an homage to Psycho that is, at least on occasion, more enjoyable than Psycho.

And, believe me, that’s coming from someone who loves Psycho. Last semester I wrote a twelve page essay about it for my English final. It’s a classic that everyhorror fan should see (and own!), entirely deserving of its spot in the pantheon of elite horror films. I just… kind of like the sequel better. It delivers what the original film left me begging for: a more intimate look into the psyche of Norman Bates. It’s the companion piece that completes the story. I can’t watch one without the other anymore.

The other sequels, for the record, are also watchable. Particularly Psycho 4. Avoid that damn remake for the sake of your own mental heath, though. A plague on all of Vince Vaughn’s houses.

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