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The Three Faces of PSYCHO

Psycho has no doubt become one of the most beloved horror stories of all times. It is an undisputed classic. It spins a well-known tale of how the person living next door, in the next room, or down the road just might not be all they seem on the outside. Psycho first came into the world as a literary novel in 1958. It would become Robert Bloch's signature piece. It told the story of a young woman named Mary Crane who was given the ultimate chance at the American Dream by stealing money from work and marrying the man of her dreams. It also told of her untimely demise at the hands of Norman Bates, quiet and shy hotel proprietor. The novel appealed to the public not only because of the suspense and horror of the story, but because the reader could easily identify with the characters. Mary-simply because everyone wants the American dream and will go to unreal lengths to achieve it at times. Norman-because everyone has had to live up to a parent's expectations and fallen short at one time or another. In these characters, we find a sense of loneliness and desperation. Shortly after the release and immediate success of the novel, Psycho, the master of film horror decided to introduce the boo


) Hitchcock was also creating a movie in a time where explicit sexuality and nudity were taboo. When Marion was killed he focused directly on the pupils of her eyes and then cut to a shot of the stormy sky. Anthony Perkins played the part that just by looking at Norman you felt sympathetic for him. Van Sant differed from the others by using an imagery technique. ) The 1960 film version protrays the same amount (Hitchcock 60) and the 1998 version increases, as would the amount with time, to $400,000 (Van Sant 98. Van Sant's goal was to remain true to the original picture, but took advantage of what the 90's culture had to offer. It then becomes the quest of her younger sister to find her.

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