Bates Motel is currently our premiere look at the psychotic Norman Bates' origin, but let us never forget the surprisingly solid efforts of the 30-years-later prequel PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING. Luckily Scream Factory, the company who put out PSYCHO II, III, and franchise doc THE PSYCHO LEGACY, is now resurrecting the fourth entry on Blu-Ray with their typical panache.
The extras have yet to be announced, but the film will be released on August 23, 2016, just in time for a cozy summer vacation at a certain secluded motel.
A seemingly rehabilitated Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is drawn to a late night radio show where the host (CCH Pounder, DEMON KNIGHT) encourages him to share his views on the topic of matricide. Reliving his childhood, Norman recounts his trials of a young boy (Henry Thomas, OUIJA 2) living with his widowed schizophrenic mother (Olivia Hussey, BLACK CHRISTMAS). These haunting memories are more than just disturbing visions of the past; they threaten to rekindle his killing urge in this spine-tingling thriller directed by Mick Garris (The Stand, Masters of Horror).
You can pre-order your copy right here!