FilmRSlasher Psychological Splatter & Gore

Psycho III1986

Name: Psycho III
Genre: Slasher, Psychological, Splatter & Gore
Released: 1986-04-02
Rating: 5.6

“Norman Bates is back to normal. But mother's off her rocker again.”

Directed by Anthony Perkins

5.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.5Rotten Tomatoes 60%Metacritic 58TMDB 5.7

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Year

1986

Runtime

93 min

Box Office

Budget

$8,400,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$14,481,606

Domestic

$14,481,606

🏆 2 nominations

The premise

When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.

Horror Vault's take

Norman Bates is back behind the Bates Motel front desk, but his fragile grip on sanity is tested anew when a troubled young woman with an uncanny resemblance to a ghost from his past checks in. Anthony Perkins — who also steps behind the camera to direct — delivers a deeply unnerving portrait of a man perpetually at war with the darkness inside him. New faces arrive at the motel, each unaware of the horrors its walls have witnessed, and 'Mother' is not about to stay quiet. The result is a grimier, more visceral chapter in Norman's story that leans into both psychological dread and outright gore.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Depictions Of Suicide And Suicidal Ideation, Mental Illness Portrayed In A Potentially Distressing Manner, Murder, Themes Of Religious Crisis