Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is arguably the first modern horror movie and an unrivaled masterpiece of genre filmmaking.
Adapted from Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel, the story follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she flees with $40,000 of stolen money before running afoul of a monster hiding in plain sight. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is a solitary clerk at a roadside motel who indulges in a taxidermy hobby while caring for his ailing mother.
But the truth lurking inside the house at the top of the hill would shock the world and cause us all to think twice before ever trusting a stranger again.
In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast, Jenn and Joe continue their coverage of Ed Gein-inspired films with one of horror’s most influential texts.
Premiering just over two years after news of the quiet man’s horrendous crimes spread nationwide, Hitchcock’s film plays with perceptions of innocence while putting a handsome face on an infamous killer. But what elements of this shocking true story made it into the film and what was left on the cutting room floor?
Listen to Murder Made Fiction: Psycho below.
If you want even more Murder Made Fiction, be sure to check out the pod’s Patreon feed, where Jenn and Joe have ~10 hours of bonus content. Episodes in this month include a full-length primer detailing Gein’s crimes, in-depth discussion of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs, and episode by episode coverage of Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein.
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