Show Notes
Acknowledgement of Country
I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.
Content warning: murder, blood, human remains, mental illness (stigmatizing portrayal), voyeurism, parental abuse, matricide, alcoholism (novel), dated attitudes toward gender identity.
Spoiler warning: detailed discussion and analysis of the book! All the twists revealed!
Mentioned: Ace of Base – The Sign Lyrics
Cold Open: p. 129 from Robert Bloch’s novel, Psycho
Psycho on Goodreads: Psycho #1 - Robert Bloch
What Went Wrong podcast, search an episode on Psycho: What Went Wrong Podcast
Associations:
Mother and Son (TV Series 1984–1994) - IMDb
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Les Diaboliques (1955)
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Music - Free Music Archive - CC BY License:
- Water Sark - Half Crazy
- Gagmesharkoff - Wild and Crazy Kids
- Damiano Baldoni - I'm CrAZy
- Squire Tuck - Jumping Madly (Going Crazy Too)
Find me: @filmladyroyal on Letterboxd, Bluesky & Instagram.
Email: kinoroyalepodcast@gmail.com
All eps & more on website: kinoroyale.net
Don’t forget to vote for November theme - on socials or under the previous ep on Spotify (ep 22)
Question to listeners: Offered $2m, who would you rather spend a night in a motel room: Patrick Bateman, Winnifred Notty or Norman Bates? And why?
Equipment:
JBL Quantum Stream Studio | Quad pattern premium USB microphone for streaming, recording and gaming
Audacity - recording & editing by FL