Ported from a dead account Psycho's premise succeeds, whether intentionally or not, in expanding its horror beyond the boundaries of the particular case being depicted here. The protagonist flees her personal hell only to become entrapped in someone else's. The randomness of the encounter cements this movie as a piece of dark Americana. A society of paranoias, traumas and deeply buried secrets that externalize themselves through unquenchable desire. Can't help but be reminded of Alien and Silent Hill 2 (the game). The former replicates the randomness of the encounter in an uncaring, hostile universe. The latter is a congregation and interlapping of externalized traumas.