Psycho

This is the story of how this book came about, as related to me and others by Robert Bloch at a party. Robert Bloch first heard that Universal Pictures were planning a sequel of Psycho through the studio grapevine. They didn't even bother to call him. He called the studio and offered to write the sc......more

A friend of mine saw me reading this book, and with a look of genuine shock said, “There’s a Psycho 2?” Yes, yes there is. Here’s the thing though, I also knew there is a Psycho 2, 3 and 4. I knew of them, but only as films. I’ve actually even seen all the films (… I may have a problem when it comes......more

This is Bloch's sequel to his 1959 novel, upon which the famous Hitchcock film was based, but it doesn't bear any relation to the 1983 film sequel which has the same title. Bloch's idea for a sequel was rejected by the studio heads, who commissioned a script with a much different story from a differ......more

Decepcionado, esa es la sensación. (view spoiler)[El libro empezó bien con la fuaga de la insitucion psiquiatrica donde estaba encerrado Norman, (hide spoiler)] pero en el 80% o 90 % del libro apenas ocurre nada y casi en las 10 últimas páginas le dan un giro que no me convenció.......more

Almost thirty years after the horrific events at the Bates Motel, some Hollywood sleazebags are getting ready to produce a major motion picture about Norman and his mother. Norman, meanwhile, unaware of the plans the west coast vultures have been making, and having spent the decades cooped up in the......more