psycho killers in film and television**, specifically psychological thrillers. “police procedural horror films” .
### Film Discussions
* **_Frailty_** (2001), Paxton’s convincing and “subdued” performance as a serial killer with a “caring fatherly quality”
* **_Psycho_** (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a classic film the hosts discuss in detail. Perkins’s performance as Norman Bates, praising his ability to be both likable and disturbing.
* **_Copycat_** (1995), starring Sigourney Weaver, is a film about a criminal psychiatrist who becomes homebound due to agoraphobia and PTSD after being attacked by a serial killer.
The hosts mention several other films in passing, such as **_American Psycho_**, **_Happy Death Day_**, and **_Switchback_**, as examples of good psycho killer films.
