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Description edit
When the Bates Motel loomed up out of the storm, Mary Craine thought it was her salvation. The rooms were musty but clean, and the manager, Norman Bates, seemed like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange... . Then Mary met Norman's mother. And the butcher knife. The nightmare had just... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Crane: works in an insurance agency
- Sam Loomis: Marion's boyfriend
- Lila Crane: Mary's kid sister, a buyer in a record store
- Milton Arbogast: private detective working for the same company as Mary Crane
- Marion Crane: Add a description of this character.
- Norma Bates: owner of the Bates Motel, and Norman's mother
- Norman Bates
First Sentence edit
Norman Bates heard the noise and a shock went through him.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Psycho. (standard series)
Followed by Psycho II.
This is book 57 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by Nine Horrors and a Dream, and followed by Quatermass and the Pit.
This book is in Bloomsbury Film Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 58 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by 206 Bones, and followed by Killing Floor.
This book is in True Crime: Fictionalized Versions. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Bloch (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 185
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 185
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Movie Connections edit
- Psycho (IMDb): 1960
- Psycho (IMDb): 1998
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