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A review by theculturevulture
Psycho II by Robert Bloch
3.0
An absolute curio of a yarn. Written in the 80's with no connection to the film sequel, Norman is back in a big big way.
The first 100 pages follow Bates on a crazy tear which portray him as a weird combination of the Norman we know and love(?)with Michael Myers. From there the narrative switches to a Screamesque meta story of the production of a film based on the original Bates Motel murders. Things aren't going so smoothly with all the arsons, dead cats and beheadings but can this all be chalked up to Norman? We learn through the story of this film shoot that most people in Hollywood have only a tenuous grasp of reality. How unfair.
This was an enjoyable wild ride. Nothing quite equals the opening third of this book but I'm glad I tracked this down and am giddy about moving on to Psycho House next, the final book of Bloch's Psycho trilogy. Maybe I'll see you there.
The first 100 pages follow Bates on a crazy tear which portray him as a weird combination of the Norman we know and love(?)with Michael Myers. From there the narrative switches to a Screamesque meta story of the production of a film based on the original Bates Motel murders. Things aren't going so smoothly with all the arsons, dead cats and beheadings but can this all be chalked up to Norman? We learn through the story of this film shoot that most people in Hollywood have only a tenuous grasp of reality. How unfair.
This was an enjoyable wild ride. Nothing quite equals the opening third of this book but I'm glad I tracked this down and am giddy about moving on to Psycho House next, the final book of Bloch's Psycho trilogy. Maybe I'll see you there.