Closing the Curtain on Psycho

We can look back now with fond memories at the highs and the lows that came from that peek into a high-rise building in a Southwestern city where we found Marion Crane who would become a victim. She was not the first or the last, but the one that we remember the fondest, because she helped set the standard. We participated in a crime and as we watched her reach for us through that low-flow stream of hard motel water, begging for more defensive wounds, she taught us something. She taught us that this is what you should fear. Not vampires and werewolves or mummies and gorillas, but sudden unexpected death at the hands of madness in the midst of an adventure. And through her sacrifice we met a nice young man, though he was admittedly a little inordinate. He killed a lot of people, but we like him anyway, so we leave him with wife and child on the way. Norman Bates killed dozens and now he’s going to be a family man, Charlie never killed anyone and he’ll be locked up until the day he dies. Life is funny.

Genre fans and those with Wikipedia access and spare time may be wondering about The Bates Motel. Well we here at the House of Sequels couldn't track that down, but we’ll keep an eye on the “rare DVD’s” tables at the next convention we attend. In the meantime, we've pulled off of the main highway for long enough, the time has come to continue the journey and we've got a long way to go: all the way to Washington D.C. where a young girl as been acting strange lately, it seems she may be getting sick and no medical tests can locate the problem.

But before we go we make a mark for those who want to follow in our footsteps, we want you to learn from our work and save ourselves from having to answer the same question over and over. So, using the 3-star rating system you may or may not have noted at the end of our posts as well as the power of democracy we at the House of Sequels humbly present the true fruits of our labors: a best to worst list of the franchise! Disagree with us? Tell us in the comments below! (We’re not going to change it, but we like feedback)

Franchise Ranking*
Psycho	☆☆☆☆
Psycho IV	☆☆☆
Psycho II	☆
Psycho III	☆
Psycho '98	shit pickle**

*Post about Franchise Ranking coming soon!
**See Franchise Ranking post.