Psycho

Robert Bloch's Psycho captivated a nation when it appeared in 1959. The story was all too real—indeed, this classic was inspired by the real-life story of Ed Gein, a psychotic murderer who led a dual life. Alfred Hitchcock, too, was captivated, and turned the book into one of the most-loved classic films of all time the year after it was released.

Norman Bates loves his Mother. She has been dead for the past twenty years, or so people think. Norman knows better, though. He has lived with Mother ever since leaving the hospital, in the old house on the hill above the Bates Motel. One night Norman spies on a beautiful woman who checks into the hotel as she undresses. Norman can't help but spy on her. Mother is there, though. She is there to protect Norman from his filthy thoughts. She is there to protect him with her butcher knife.