The temp plate for modern slasher movies!

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2017)

Psycho is the temp plate for moderns slasher movies! Tame by today's standards with smaller body counts and less graphic or creative murders. But, and I mean but , Scream, Jason, Michael Myers, and many slasher with knife movies follow the temp plate: (1) Psycho has a slow burn start, the audience knowing something bad will happen but when. The slow start where the characters not always, but usually doing something they should not dive into a scene where the audience get hit bam with a murder scene. (2) The mood setting music be it the sharp violin sounds of Psycho, the chi chi sounds of Friday the 13th creates a chill in the back of the audience. (3) The unpredictability of the unbalanced character in a creepy way. Norman Bates' odd conversation with the hotel guest create and uncomfortable uneasiness which resonates with the audience. (4) The ending answers questions of why, when it's too late and everyone is dead finds out Why! Bate's mother pushed Norman over the edge. However, the problem is never fixed the antagonist is still around for part 2. 7 out of 10