# A contemporary review of Psycho: "campy" and "funny"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [August 28, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-contemporary-review-of-psycho-campy-and-funny/970474 "2022-08-28T16:04:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-contemporary-review-of-psycho-campy-and-funny/970474/28 "2022-09-04T12:48:26Z")

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It may not be funny, but Norman Bates dressed up as his mother qualifies as campy in my book.  
[![](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff4b88ec2-22cd-11e7-bc20-132b509ff5ce.jpg) ](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff4b88ec2-22cd-11e7-bc20-132b509ff5ce.jpg)

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