Psycho

Psycho is slang for a person who is psychotic or psychopathic. The term is often considered offensive or derogatory. However, when used within compound terms such as 'psychology' or 'psychotherapy', the word refers neutrally to the psyche (mind or soul).

Psycho may also refer to:

Films

• Psycho (film), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Psycho II (film), 1983 sequel to the first film (unrelated to the novel Psycho II)
• Psycho III, 1986 sequel to the first film
• Psycho IV: The Beginning, 1990 prequel to the first film
• Psycho (1998 film), remake directed by Gus Van Sant
• Psycho (2008 film), Kannada language thriller directed by Devadutta
• The Psycho Legacy, 2010 documentary about the Psycho franchise

Novels

• Psycho (novel), a 1959 novel by Robert Bloch
• Psycho II (novel), a 1982 novel by Bloch
• Psycho House, a 1990 novel by Bloch

Music

• "Psycho", a song by punk band Lower Class Brats
• "Psycho" (song), a song by Puddle of Mudd from their album Famous
• "Psycho", a song by Scooter
• "Psycho", a song by The Sonics
• "Psycho", a song by System of a Down
• "Psycho", a song by 50 Cent from his album Before I Self Destruct
• "Psycho", a song by Lords Of The Underground
• "Psycho", a song by Infected Mushroom from their album The Gathering
• "Psycho", a song by Rebound!
• "Psycho", a song written by Leon Payne

Sports figures

• Stuart Pearce, an English football player and manager nicknamed "Psycho"
• Steve Lyons (baseball), a utility baseball player nicknamed "Psycho"
• Peter Ebdon, an English snooker cueist nicknamed "Psycho"
• Tyler Hansbrough, a University of North Carolina basketball player nicknamed "Psycho T"

Television

• Psychos (TV series), a British television drama broadcast in 1999

Others

• Psycho (company), a Japanese visual novel studio
• PsychoPublishing, an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
• Psychiatrist (game), also known as Psycho, a party game
• Sgt. Michael "Psycho" Sykes, the main character in the game Crysis Warhead, and a secondary character in Crysis
• Psycho, a type of drug found in the Fallout (series) of games
• Psycho, a type of enemy found in the Borderlands video game
• Psycho (Gobots), a fictional character from the Gobots series.

See also

• Psyco, a just-in-time compiler for the Python programming language
• American Psycho, a novel by Bret Easton Ellis
• American Psycho (film), directed by Mary Harron
• Psycho Records, an English record label