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Tremble Ep 371: Psycho IV: The Beginning

HOSTS:
Kurt

Taylor

Steve

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Tremble is a horror podcast that cuts through hype to figure out what actually works, whether a movie is trying to scare you, make you laugh, or do both at once.

On this episode, the Tremble crew digs into Psycho IV: The Beginning from 1990. Made for television and built around a strange late night radio show confession, the film jumps between Norman Bates as an adult and his childhood with his mother. Kurt, Taylor, and Steve break down how the movie tries to humanize Norman, why the abusive family dynamic is more disturbing than the murders, and where the prequel material adds depth or completely misses the mark. They talk about Henry Thomas as young Norman, Olivia Hussey’s brutal take on Norma Bates, and whether this awkward final chapter works as a meaningful ending or just a curious footnote to a classic series.

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