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Norman Bates

Discount: Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson

By Crime HQ

September 29, 2017

Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson tells the story of Norman Bates's time in a mental institution during the 23-year hiatus between Robert Bloch's original Psycho and the sequel that sees Bates go on a killing spree in Hollywood—get a digital copy for only $2.99 through the month of October! The original Psycho novel by Robert…

Mad About Norman: The Enduring Appeal of Psycho

By Angie Barry

April 28, 2016

Horror audiences take so much for granted. So many of the monsters, tropes, and scenarios of the genre have been hammered into us over the years that we've become quite jaded. “Oh,” we say halfway through the trailer or synopsis blurb, “another serial killer story—yawn.” We fail to appreciate that clichés had to start somewhere.…

Psycho: Sanitarium: New Excerpt

By Chet Williamson

April 8, 2016

Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson tells the story of Norman Bates's time in a mental institution during the 23-year hiatus between Robert Bloch's original Psycho and the sequel that sees Bates go on a killing spree in Hollywood (Available April 12, 2016). The original Psycho novel by Robert Bloch was published in 1959 and became…

Psycho (1960)

(Please Let) Norman Bates, Rest in Peace

By William I. Lengeman III

October 12, 2012

I liked Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as much (and perhaps even a bit more) than the next person. When I watched it again a few years back I found that it didn’t pack quite as much of a punch as it had all those years earlier when I first saw it, but it was still worth…

He’s baaaack...

Vacancy Filled in Bates Motel Cast

By Jennifer Proffitt

August 29, 2012

The last time we saw Norma Bates, she was just skin and bones. I was quite worried about her . . . Okay, okay, all jokes aside: Bates Motel, the A&E prequel series to Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic Psycho, has just cast its Norma Bates and it’s Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air and The Departed).…

Alfred Hitchcock Presents...

The Big Literary Guns Behind Alfred Hitchcock Presents

By William I. Lengeman III

March 4, 2012

I’ve watched a number of episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents over the years and given that it recently began airing on the Encore Suspense cable channel not long ago, I’m sure I’ll watch quite a few more. What I didn’t realize was what a formidable presence it was in its day. The show kicked off…

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