It's 10 years after the events of Psycho: Norman Bates (Chris Bostrom) has since spent his days in a catatonic state in an asylum. But now Dr. Raymond (Tom Patrick Propofsky) has finally managed to get him out of his condition, has managed to break through to Norman. And he tries to convince him that his mother (Debra Lamb), whom Norman blames of everything, isn't real, as she has died 22 years ago. But even if Mother isn't real, she's still real to Norman - and she has an ace or two up her sleeve ...

To make a worthy sequel to a masterpiece such as Psycho is an incredibly difficult task - as the official sequels have handily shown in their ineptitude -, but writer/director Chris R. Notarile sure finds the right approach to it: Instead of presenting the audience with yet another serial killer movie, he goes to the root of Norman's problem - and thanks to a strong performance by horror veteran Debra Lamb, this root, Mother herself, comes to life rather beautifully. And thanks to a solid directorial effort that evokes the visuals of Psycho more than anything else, this one really works as a nice companion piece to the film, and is well worth a watch, too!

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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