The Cult Following: David Lynch’s Twin Peaks Inspired All Of These TV Shows

Bates Motel Was The Build Up To Psycho

bates-motel_2197db.jpg

Photo Credit: A&E Networks/NBCUniversal Television Distribution/MovieStillsDb

Just as Peaks took their audience to the other side of the tracks, this underrated prequel on Psycho tapped into the mind of criminal behavior.

The program also shares the beautiful DNA of the Lynch/Frost show. The characters don’t just seem to be born in the wrong era, but flung out of a pop culture vision of a time that never needed it.