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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.

You remember Norman Bates, the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his horrific bout of butchery, Norman is at large again. Breaking free from the psycho ward, he cuts a shocking swath of blood all the way to Hollywood - where, it so happens, they are making a movie about Norman’s life and crimes. A movie that suddenly and terrifyingly becomes a lot like real life.

The new Bates Motel is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of the infamous murder site, and the developers are already counting their profits. But there’s a new exhibit that nobody expected: the bloody corpse of a teenage girl crumpled in the front hall, stabbed to death. Among the avalanche of press and publicity is reporter and true-crime book writer Amelia Haines, who is studying the original Psycho killings.

When the Bates Motel looms up out of the storm, Mary Crane thinks it is her salvation. The rooms are musty but clean. The manager, Norman Bates, seems like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange. Then Mary decides to take a shower, and the nightmare begins....

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Robert Bloch (1917 – 1994) was a versatile and influential writer whose work spanned multiple genres. Mentored by the iconic H. P. Lovecraft, he formed lasting friendships with notable figures like Stanley G. Weinbaum. Blochs extensive portfolio includes hundreds of short stories and novels, as well as television and film scripts, including contributions to the original Star Trek series. His most famous work, the novel Psycho, was published in 1959 and famously adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock the following year. Throughout his career, Bloch earned numerous accolades, including ...

In one of Mallisons most peculiar assignments, he finds himself at the behest of a quirky professor with a yearning for Egypt. For Mallison, this journey feels like a return to Earth‚Aîbut the professors gaze is fixed on a distant star, leaving Mallison questioning Who moved Egypt? - Summary by Amazing Stories January 1957

Robert Blochs Roman erschien 1959 und wurde im selben Jahr von Hitchcock verfilmt. Er erzählt die Geschichte von Norman Bates. Ein Jungeselle, 40 Jahre alt, der allein mit seiner Mutter wohnt, die ihn immer noch "Junge" nennt und die genaue Vorstellungen von seinem Leben hat. Ihrer Meinung nach hätte er auch gar nicht den Mumm, ein eigenes zu führen. Die Bates' betreiben ein Motel, in das sich kaum mehr Gäste verirren. Doch eines Nachts steht Mary Crane vor der Tür. Sie ist auf dem Weg zu ihrem Verlobten Sam – mit 40.000 Dollar, die sie eigentlich für ihre Firma zur Bank bringen sollte.