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Psycho

By: Robert Bloch
Narrated by: Richard Powers
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It was a dark and stormy night when Mary Crane glimpsed the unlit neon sign announcing the vacancy at the Bates Motel. Exhausted, lost, and at the end of her rope, she was eager for a hot shower and a bed for the night. Her room was musty but clean, and the manager seemed nice, if a little odd.

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 up on the hill above the Bates Motel.

One night, Norman spies on a beautiful woman who has checked into the hotel. 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.

This classic horror novel, which inspired the famous film by Alfred Hitchcock, has been thrilling people for more than fifty years. It introduced one of the most unexpectedly twisted villains of all time in Norman Bates, the reserved motel manager with a mother complex, and has been called the first psychoanalytic thriller.

©1959 Robert Bloch (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Exciting Fiction
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Critic reviews

“Psycho all came from Robert Bloch’s book.

“Icily terrifying!”

“Paul Garcia turns in a strong performance as the twisted villain.”

“Reader Paul Michael Garcia…will still make your hair stand on end when it counts. Good fun!”

“A terribly chilling tale.”
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I remember when I first watched the film on TV when I was babysitting and how much it terrified me but I’d never read the book until now.

It was so well written. Almost understated which made it much more effective than some more modern books of this genre.

I totally recommend this book.

So well written

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Fabulous story. Loved every creepy minute of it. Brilliant !!!
Narration was spot on, very , very good.
So much better than the film and I just love the film.
Great characters, I felt so sorry for Norman and his struggles with
“ Mother”
Can’t
Highly recommend this book.
On next to Psycho 2.

Great, just great.

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Really enjoyed this book. The narrator was excellent and the story was very good but still feel the movie version is superior. 4 stars ****

Over shadowed by the movie sadly

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This is a wonderfully well-written book, both for newcomers and those who know the plot already from the film.

A superb book, superbly read.

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Great story, gripping and highly enjoyable, yet different in places from the famous film. The narrator was fine and effectively conveyed the story. It's hard to imagine how groundbreaking this must have been in the 50s when the idea of a serial killer wasn't widely understood by the general public, but it remains a cracking good read today.

Great story, well told.

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