Psycho Killer Review

Psycho Killer Review

From Horror Movie Talk by Horror Movie Talk: Horror Movie Review

February 25, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

The episode reviews the movie Psycho Killer, highlighting its shortcomings in plot and character development.

Synopsis In a world full of evil and depravity, hope springs eternal. Against all odds, love is on patrol. That’s right, Psycho Killer is a story about the beautiful love between two hardened cops. But that love is suddenly foiled when Husband Cop gets shot and killed by an infamous serial killer on a satanic rampage. Dead set on capturing Husband Cop’s murderer, Wife Cop (or Widow Cop if you prefer) does various detective work to bring down the psycho killer. But his plans may be bigger than a murder spree. Gates to hell, nuclear devastation, and orgy crashing are just a few things on his to-do list. Review of Psycho Killer Psycho Killer had all the makings of a decent movie. Who doesn’t love a good detective movie about an evil psycho path and Johnny Law’s yearning for justice? But the problem with Psycho Killer is that it fails to go beyond this premise even a little bit. The detective work is boring. There are no big reveals, or any real hurdles to overcome accept for maybe some jurisdiction issues. The killer is a by-the-books satanist trope who kills people in unremarkable ways and smears some blood around. There is an attempt at humor in the midsection with the…

Topics covered

  • Psycho Killer
  • detective movie
  • serial killer
  • satanism
  • love story

Keywords

  • movie review
  • Horror Movie Talk
  • film critique

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psycho Killer, Husband Cop’s, Psycho Killer Psycho Killer

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