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263 - Psycho (1960)

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Chaos and Carnage open by needling each other before they settle into the episode. A terrible Norwegian accent bit turns into an argument right away. The hosts keep interrupting, correcting, and threatening each other in the usual way. The week gets described as long, tiring, and somehow not any better. They drag the conversation into Psycho and keep it loose instead of solemn. The film talk stays wrapped in jokes, side comments, and blunt reactions. They bring up a letter to Alfred Hitchcock about a child who had seen Diablo Week. The daughter would not take baths, then saw the movie, and would not take showers either. The hosts repeat the old joke about sending her to the dry cleaner. Janet Leigh's post-release threatening letters come up next. One letter was so grotesque that she passed it on to the FBI. The FBI told her to notify them again if any more letters arrived. The hosts land on the simple conclusion that people are gross. They then turn to the money in the movie. The $40,000 stolen in 1960 gets translated into a much larger modern figure. The $700 difference on a car trade-in gets the same treatment. That leads them into a comparison of house prices then and now. They talk about a house bought for $35,000 in the 60s and now worth nearly $700,000. They also mention family houses in Manila Lake and Decatur as examples of how fast values can change. The episode closes with the usual network plugs, merch reminder, social links, and the final bloodthirsty sign-off.

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A scrappy Psycho chat that blends horror trivia, money math, and sharp banter.

Psycho is handled less as a relic and more as material for lively conversation, with Chaos and Carnage moving fast through the usual back-and-forth of corrections and asides.

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You want Psycho talk that feels like friends in a real argument, not a museum label.

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