Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) handcuffed in a car in Psycho III
The Big Picture Psycho III is a 1986 slasher film and the second sequel to the original genre-altering classic, Psycho. The film is directed by Norman Bates actor, Anthony Perkins, and takes place 22 years after the first film in the series. Psycho III follows Bates as he navigates a blossoming romance with failed nun Maureen Coyle , as well as rising suspicions as to his role in the disappearances of several women in the sparsely populated desert town of Fairvale, California.
Psycho III RHorrorThrillerMystery A chilling sequel that follows Norman Bates as he returns to manage the Bates Motel after being released from a psychiatric facility. Struggling to suppress his murderous urges, Norman's life is further complicated by the arrival of Maureen Coyle, a troubled young woman, and a persistent reporter looking into the motel's dark past.
In many ways, Perkins' portrayal of Norman Bates is both as a killer and a final girl. Norman is the lone survivor of his own actions. While his homicidal "Mother" persona might be a Freudian manifestation of his own subconscious desires, the disconnect he feels between his own sense of self and Mother leaves Norman in a precarious situation wherein his actions do not feel his own.
While voyeurism and sex are common themes of many horror films, especially in the '80s, there's something sickly horrific in the way that Norman's particular brand of sexual repression manifesting through voyeurism and violence is so explicitly adolescent. As though, no matter how hard he tries, Norman is incapable of growing beyond the traumatized teenager he was when he killed his mother.
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