1983

Psycho II is a 1983 American slasher film directed by Richard Franklin, written by Tom Holland, and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, and Meg Tilly.

1982

In 1982, Psycho II, went before the camera’s to capture the sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s, Psycho.

on June 16, 1960

Psycho was released on June 16, 1960, to mixed critical reception and financial success, making thirty-two million dollars in thirty-two million dollars's theatrical run.

on 31 July, 2017

Psycho II is released by Arrow on Blu-ray on 31 July, 2017.

Another of Priscilla Presley's best known productions

Another of Priscilla Presley's best-known productions was 1983’s “Psycho II,” the darkly humorous but far bloodier sequel to Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller about troubled motel operator Norman Bates.

1999

As for the sequels, Good Times Home Video released Psycho II on DVD in full screen on March 2, 1999 and released Psycho III on September 28, 1999.

2019

On September 17, 2019, September was announced that the sequel had been renamed Psych 2:

the film , officially titled Psycho II,

On 5 May 1982, Var announced the film, officially titled Psycho II, as the first project of a four-picture partnership between Oak Communications and Universal.

2000

The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000.

At the time of Psycho’s release in 1960

At the time of Psycho’s release in 1960, the base story of the film was cutting-edge not only in the amount of graphic content on screen, but also in terms of story, as audiences were still not used to extreme plot twists that alter the perspective of the film.

in 2014

The follow-up, Psychos, was published in 2014, and American Babe, the final novel in the trilogy, was published in 2016.

Psycho II and Psycho HouseBloch (novel)

Psycho II (novel) and Psycho HouseBloch wrote two sequels, Psycho II (1982) and Psycho House (1990); neither was related to the film sequels.

in 1963

Psycho was followed by Psycho II in 1963 but also both a prequel movie with Psycho IV:

in 2002

A direct-to-video sequel, American Psycho 2, directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Mila Kunis, was released in 2002.

Franklin

Franklin was a devotee of Alfred Hitchcock - Goldsmith had recently directed Psycho II - and said after filming “I hesitate to liken a chimpanzee to The Birds because everyone will say ‘Oh shit, Goldsmith 's doing Hitchcock again.'

shooting of Psycho in 1959

The movie portrays a love story of sorts between Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma during the preparation for and shooting of Psycho in 1959.

in 1973

Marketed as being similar in tone to Alfred Hitchcock's psychological horror film Psycho (1960), the film was released into drive-in theaters and the grindhouse circuit in 1973.

in 2001

Psycho made Psycho's debut in 2001 and has worked under the names of Marines Mask (II) and Gabai-jichan, but achieved most success as Psycho (stylized in all capital letters).

23 years after Alfred Hitchcock’s game changer

Released 23 years after Alfred Hitchcock’s game changer, Psycho II saw Anthony Perkins reprise the role of Norman Bates, who returns home after two decades locked away in a mental institute.

just a plain solid thriller, which is something that not many a 1986 Census Bloodbath entry can boast

But Psycho II ’s also just a plain solid thriller, which is something that not many a 1986 Census Bloodbath entry can boast.