Psycho: Chilling psychological thriller that inspired Hitchcock's film, where a roadside motel hides horror.

Jaw dropping is excellence. So well written and pay eturbing in spite of how familiar a story it is. I mean the back had the “surprise” on it already but it’s a classic and legend of horror stories. The OG of fictional serial killers. So much in a little book. I can understand why it’s become so part of the world of horror I know and love. Love the shower head cover too. Felt bad for Norman too. Must be hell. It’s hell on earth and non supernatural is just scarier to me. I feel unworthy to even review this lol

I've watched the movie (the original mind you not that remake nonsense). I've watched the sequels. I've even watched the show. And I enjoyed them all. However, I did not realize that the book was available (at all much less on Kindle) until recently, and when I did, I knew I had to have it.And honestly? Even knowing what was going to happen, I still found myself glued to the pages. The Norman you see in the book is SO different from the one portrayed in the movie. For example, book Norman is not only overweight, but also drinks (notably while on the job). He definitely doesn't come across as the shy, but helpful young man from the movie. To be honest, I wouldn't have trusted book Norman at all if I were Mary. I would have maybe stopped long enough to stretch my legs and find directions to the nearest town.I also found it interesting that on some level Norman IS self-aware. He knows that he has something wrong with him (and even tries at times to give it a name). Heck even the part of him that is "mother" alludes that she is "living" inside of him when he tells her she would be locked up from her crimes and she says that she wouldn't be alone if she were.Is this book "tame" compared to things written nowadays? Yes. So I feel as though people who aren't big horror fans will enjoy this (yes people die, but for me at least, it's not written in the gruesome detail that I have seen other books employ).I am also urging anyone who reads this novel NOW (meaning 2024 or above) to please remember that this book was written in 1959, so there will be words and phrases used that you may be "offended" by, but these were actually the words and phrases used back then.All in all, I'm glad to have read it. And I see exactly why Hitchcock thought it would make for an intriguing movie. Now if they could just release the rest of the series on kindle so I could read that as well, I would appreciate it.

Hey there book lovers! It is your old pal, Ninetoes, coming at you with a review of Robert Bloch’s Psycho. I have coffee in my system, and my thinking cap on, so let’s do this!When most people hear the word “psycho”, the knee-jerk reaction is to think of butcher knives in a shower, a beautiful blonde screaming, and pulsing high-pitched music. The other thing most people thing of is Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. THESE thoughts come from Alfred Hitchcock’s movie. Hitchcock’s movie is based on Robert Bloch’s book. Alfred Hitchcock has been quoted as giving Robert Bloch all the credit for the story.Norman Bates is…a momma’s boy. No wait, he is THE momma’s boy. If you look up the term in a dictionary, you will see his face staring right back at you. In the book he is pudgy, overweight, balding, dreadfully shy, and he is prone to impure thoughts of which mother would not approve of AT ALL! These impure thoughts really come to light when Mary Crane takes a room at the Bates Motel. She catches Norman’s eye and other parts of his anatomy. Norman has a secret…a peephole behind a picture in the office of the hotel. This peephole leads into the shower that Ms. Crane is using. This is the same shower that Ms. Crane will die in. And from here, the story is just beginning. There are twists, and turns, all leading to the house above the hotel, and the room mother resides in.If you are a fan of the movie and diving into this book, you will note some differences, but everything that matters is the same. This is one for thriller fans and horror junkies!Psycho is available in paperback and ebook. It is $14.95 for the paperback and $9.99 for the ebook.Happy Reading!