Remember My Name (1978)

Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life", but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.

From memory:  Left-field, idiosyncratic, but effective psychological thriller with Chaplin presenting a creepier performance than Perkins.

Halliwell*: "Basically reminiscent of a Barbara Stanwyck vehicle of the forties, this interesting film is finally too concerned to strike on all levels, including satire, social awareness and fashionable pessimism."

Maltin***: "Dreamlike film presents fragmented story...Moody, provocative film definitely not for all tastes..."

Psycho II (1983)

 

After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.

Amazingly imaginative (late) sequel makes you route for the former villain, Anthony Perkins in a wonderfully ambiguous role, and actually continues the saga with some surprising twists.

Halliwell*: "A reasonably inventive sequel, if on the gory side. It probably holds the record for the longest delayed follow-up."

Maltin**1/2: "Surprisingly good sequel, with Perkins in a wonderfully canny reprise of his role as Norman Bates...Director Franklin builds some terrific suspense scenes, but finally goes for graphic violence toward the end, and tacks on a silly conclusion, undermining an otherwise first-rate shocker."