TV’s ‘Bates Motel’ serves up a creepy-cool contemporary prequel
Bates Motel: Season One
$49.98 Blu-ray / $44.98 DVD (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
Even if you’ve never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho, you can still get appreciate the deep, darkly chilling vibes of this modern-day prequel set in a creepy old manor above a motor inn where very bad things just keep happening to teenage Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore), his clingy mom (Vera Farmiga) and the people around them. Last season’s critically acclaimed hit TV series, a moody mix of scares, suspense and twisty surprises, comes with deleted scenes and a panel discussion with the cast and creative team.
—Neil Pond, American Profile Magazine
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