Psycho

Psycho is a slang word for a person who is either psychopathic or psychotic. The term is often considered mildly offensive or derogatory.

Films

• Psycho (1960 film), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Psycho (1998 film), a remake directed by Gus Van Sant
• Psycho II (film), a 1983 sequel to the first film (unrelated to the novel Psycho II)
• Psycho III, a 1986 sequel to the first film
• Psycho IV: The Beginning, a 1990 prequel to the first film

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 the Sonics
• "Psycho", a song by Puddle of Mudd from their album Famous
• "Psycho Killer", a song by Talking Heads
• Psycho (band), a 1980s band from Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Michael Psycho, a punk musician from Sacramento, California
• Psycho (song), a song by System of a Down

Sports figures

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

Others

• Psycho (company), a Japanese visual novel studio
• Psychiatrist (game), also known as Psycho, a party game
• Psyco, a just-in-time compiler for the Python programming language
• Sgt. Michael "Psycho" Sykes, the main character in the game Crysis Warhead, and a secondary character in Crysis