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"Psycho" by Robert Bloch. Springfield: Gauntlet Pub., 1994. 35th Anniversary Edition

The cover illustration is by Alan M. Clark. The illustration for the first edition of the book is deceptively bland-looking by comparison:

 

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This is the book that introduced readers to Norman Bates, his knife-wielding Mother and a horrifying shower scene at the Bates Motel. The story was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film of the same name. Here is Hitchcock's take on that infamous shower scene:

 

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