New Book from Tom Holland ‘Oh Mother, What Have You Done?’ Looks At The Making of ‘Psycho II’

Sitting at a Halloween party a few weekends ago, I was enjoying an awesome conversation with writer, director, and producer, Tom Holland. (Child’s Play, Fright Night, Psycho II) As the usual conversation starters went on (How have you been, what’s new? Seen any good films lately?) the subject of Psycho II came up and Mr. Holland revealed to us that a new book would be coming out soon which he couldn’t talk to much about. We were VERY intrigued as Psycho as a whole franchise is probably one of our favorites.

Now we have the news we so eagerly were waiting for and the title of Mr. Holland’s new book is “OH MOTHER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?” We must admit, this is a perfect title.

In the 176-page book from Holland House Ent., Psycho II screenwriter Tom Holland plunges into the fascinating story of the making of his critically acclaimed horror sequel.

Authored by Tom Holland and containing unpublished memoirs by late Psycho II director Richard Franklin and conversations with the film’s editor Andrew London, Oh Mother, What Have You Done? offers fans a unique glimpse into the continuation of the beloved Psycho film franchise, which created nightmares for millions of people showering worldwide.

Created using never-before-seen production materials and photos – many from Holland’s own personal archive – Oh Mother, What Have You Done? abounds with rare hand-written development and production notes, early budgets, personal Polaroids and more, all set against fascinating conversations with the film’s writer, director and editor which document the development, filming, and reception of the much-celebrated Psycho II.

Holland said in a statement, “I wrote Psycho II, the first sequel that began the Psycho legacy, forty years ago this past summer, and the film was a huge success in the year 1983, but who remembers? To my surprise, apparently, they do, because on the film’s fortieth anniversary love from fans began to pour in, much to my amazement and pleasure. And then (Psycho II director) Richard Franklin’s unpublished memoirs arrived unexpectedly. I’d had no idea he’d written them before he passed in 2007.”

“Reading them was like being transported back in time, and I had to share them, along with my memories and personal archives with the fans of Psycho, the sequels, and the excellent Bates Motel. I hope they enjoy reading the book as much as I did in putting it together,” Holland continues. “My thanks to Andrew London, who edited, and to Mr. Hitchcock, without whom none of this would have existed.”

Oh Mother, What Have You Done? is AVAILABLE NOW in both hardback and paperback through Amazon and at Terror Time (for copies autographed by Tom Holland)!

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