# Psycho II (1983)

> A rehabilitated Norman Bates returns to his motel, only to find murder and the shadow of Mother waiting for him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5647

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Richard Franklin
- Cast: Anthony Perkins, Meg Tilly, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin, Virginia Gregg, Claudia Bryar
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086154/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, foreboding, late night horror viewing, classic horror marathon

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- [Psycho III (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7291)
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- [Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/333938)
- [Friday the 13th (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/2590)
- [Halloween II (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/6273)
- [Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6340)
- [Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/6636)
- [Strait-Jacket (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/18099)
- [Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/6550)
- [Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/6344)

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