One of my favorite sub genres of film is the “cop” genre. You literally take any word and put the word “cop” after it and there’s your title. Obviously there is Robocop. But have you heard of Omega Cop? Cyborg Cop? Karate Cop? Hollywood Cop? Samurai Cop? Wolf Cop? As far as horror cop movies go, Maniac Cop is probably the most known. There’s also this little known gem, Psycho Cop.
Psycho Cop follows a group of rich college students on a summer getaway. They rent out a huge house in the countryside complete with a pool and jacuzzi. Little do they know there is an insane, satanic police officer on the loose. He’s stalking them while decorating the surrounding area with satanic imagery. When night falls he dusts off all of his best one liners and starts killing the students off one by one.
There have been comparisons between Maniac Cop and Psycho Cop. Aside from featuring murderous police officers, I find the two differ quite a bit. For one, the Maniac Cop is undead and supernatural. While Psycho Cop, can take some gunshots and worships satan, he doesn’t appear to be supernatural. At least not in this film (There is Psycho Cop 2, so we’ll see.) Stylistically, Psycho plays more like a traditional slasher vs Maniac’s action horror hybrid. Maniac Cop is the better overall film, but Psycho Cop is still a fun watch.
Complete with laughably terrible acting and absurd plot, Psycho Cop is a great option if you’re looking for “so bad it’s good”.There’s even a drinking game in there (take a shot every time the cop says “looking for ...?” Trust me.) The film consistently delivers laughs and entertainment. There are a lot of jump scare attempts, but the killer simply just isn’t menacing enough to warrant actual frights. Real police are scarier than this movie, but they’re definitely not as fun.
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