Psykho III: The Musical(1985)

Name: Psykho III: The Musical
Director: Mark Oates
Genre: Comedy, Music, Horror
Released: 1985-01-01
Duration: 24 min
Cast: John Kelly, Stephen Tashjian, Mark Phredd, Larry Maxwell

John Kelly Stephen Tashjian Mark Phredd Larry Maxwell

Psykho III: The Musical is an intriguing play on the tension between “authentic” and “pop” camp. This celebration of artifice was originally written, directed, and produced by Mark Oates as a stage musical parody following the release of Psycho II in 1983, and was performed at the East Village’s most notorious nightspot — The Pyramid Club. In 1985, after a wildly successful run, Oates reached out to longtime friend and video artist Tom Rubnitz to produce a video adaptation of the stage musical.