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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.‘

So glad I got around to rereading this. I forgot how well it was written through Norman‘s POV. Creepy.

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#SupernaturalBookBingo #OnTheRoad
#Witchathon #31by31 #SpookOWeen
#ReadAway2024 #HauntedShelf #TBR +25

+26 points #FrightClub

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#31by31 #ReadAway2024 #SupernaturalBookBingo
#OnTheRoad

+1 point #FrightClub

Fun, busy weekend so doin' a little catch-up

#WickedWhispers #Cadaver

I‘m a little late, but I haven‘t done a Litsy list/tag in forever and this is a fun one! My top 3 favorite villains are:
1. Norman Bates from Psycho
2. Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs
3. Mrs. Johnny Iselin from The Manchurian Candidate Thanks for putting this together!
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

I've seen both movies-original much better-and an episode or two of the TV series.

I need to read this one day.

#Aboutabook
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

#tuesdaytunes Just how intelligent is artificial? Actually that question doesn‘t work. Here‘s this week‘s AI meets musicians meets literature. I asked for: Syd Barrett reading Alice in Wonderland; Marvin Gaye reading Spider-Man; David Axlerod reading The Bible; Patrice Rushen reading Men In Black; Bobbi Humphrey reading 2001 and Robert Fripp reading Psycho.

#SpringSkies #OneWordTitle

It was a good psychological horror book

#Scarathlon #TeamCryptKeepers #PhotoChallenge
Day 5 #Blood. Well this was easy and this cover has always creeped me out. The stark white and red really stands out. @LiseWorks

My October reading will be chosen from this list of horror stories. I hope you can read my handwriting. I didn't know I was going to post it when I scribbled it.

@NataliePatalie

#SummerSpecial #MotherSon 🙀🔪🔪🔪

I loved this little novel. I've never actually seen the movie, but as it's a pop culture icon, I obviously knew the twist. I kind of wish I didn't, but it was still a satisfying and fun read. 🔪

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Another creepy read. It's that moment when you learn the truth about his mother. A great read for #Scarathlon 16pts for #TeamSlaughter. 4*
@Clwojick

#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Not quite a #RemoteInn but a remote motel ran by a dysfunctional loner definitely makes one of my favorite settings on both this book and movie.

Watched this classic on the plane for +6.

#TeamHendrix #Scarathlon2021

Having seen the film countless times, this was the first time I've read the book and it still managed to be unsettling! The film is quite faithful to book except for the fact that the description of Norman Bates had me thinking more of Philip Seymour Hoffman than of Anthony Perkins. I was also surprised to see that Hitchcock changed the setting of the book from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area(where I grew up) to Phoenix, AZ.
#halloweenreads #Scarathalon

“You aren't allowed to smoke. You aren't allowed to drink. You aren't allowed to see any girls. Just what do you do, besides run the motel and attend to your mother?“

“Oh, I've got lots of things to do, really.
I read quite a lot.
And there are other hobbies.“

Just wanted to share the best bookmark ever with you 😃

#SpringSentiments Day 8, #Hoodwinked @Eggs

On the surface Norman seemed "normal." ?

⭐⭐⭐/5

Well, the book was an extremely fast read, which I liked. I do wish however, that the book had more murders and more crazy twists like they did for the show. The show, in my opinion, was better and well thought out. The book was still a pretty good read and I enjoyed it.

Now that it‘s finally come in the mail, I‘m starting this bad boy! I LOVED the show based off of this book, Bates Motel. I learned a long time ago to watch the stuff before the books since the books are always better and I won‘t be saying they ruined it (the movie/show) the entire time 😅

I've always loved this movie, but never read the book. I was really impressed that knowing the movie so well that I still enjoyed reading this one. Although I knew what to expect, the writing is extremely well done and I became caught up in the story so much that at times I forgot I knew the outcome.

#Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness @StayCurious (6pts)
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

Please don‘t argue with me on this: Psycho is one of the best movies ever made. Not just one of the best horror movies, unless you want to argue it‘s a psychological thriller or a mystery.
This scene alone changed the course of movie-making, and Hitchcock took a big gamble with technique, a new genre, and he shocked movie-goers the world over.
I can‘t help but watch it every October (sometimes twice).
+6 points / 5 💀
#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

Book Nr 6 off my #BookSpinBingo board

A great novel for Halloween season! Fluently to read and I admit that the movie adapted it very good. For Hitchcock fans this book is a good addition to the movie.

Especially the insights into Normans thoughts are impressive and go very deep into his psyche.

@TheAromaofBooks

And here's my stats of the #TBRCrewBingo as well. Wonder if I'll make it to a Bingo - we'll see 😅

#TBRCrew

Ummmmm... yes please!

5/5 🌟

Classic!

The semester is finally over and although research never ends, I'll finally have time to read without class work

Now watching...
#teamstoker #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid

This is one of the best mysteries I've ever read. It is very compact in its writing. There are no wasted words in it. There is not too much plot. There is no - nor a need for - filler. It even has a slight mystery at the end. With apologies for an odd way to put it - odd though being just right for a Robert Bloch mystery - it is exactly the right size. His language use is perfect as well. Robert Bloch earned his rep. He wrote quite well.

"Despite My Ghoulish Reputation, I Really Have The Heart Of A Small Boy. I Keep It In A Jar On My Desk." - Robert Bloch

#QuotsyOct19 #Ghoul

@TK-421

First movie watched for #Scarathlon! Hulu coming through with this documentary about Alfred Hitchcock‘s Psycho. Not one of my favorite Hitchcock films, but very interested to learn more about this movie. Check it out - 78/52: Hitchcock‘s Shower Scene (features lots of interviews with famous actors and directors).

#teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid

📕 Psycho by Robert Bloch
🎬 Psycho
🎧 every Disney song I‘ve ever sung in the shower 😂

#manicmonday @JoScho

The Bates Motel is quite a #PerilousPlace....

#AugustABC #Eggs

I‘m not sure what I would do without audiobooks. I enjoyed listening to all six of the books pictured above.

Since I‘ve been excited by all things Halloween and fall these past few weeks, this has been my current go-to bookmark.🖤

Quick, creepy read.
You could almost feel sorry for Norman.
Classic!

Alfred Hitchcock in drag 1960. The interwebs are not failing me today. This is gold!

📚 The Hot Zone or, more recently Dark Matter
🎥 Fight Club or watching Psycho (on TV) in a house by myself when I was in high school
🎤 In a Gadda Davida, because it is also mind-numbing and ridiculous

#manicmonday #emojimadness @JoScho

1. It by Stephen King
2. All of the Harry Potter books, that is my go-to comfort series
3.Litsy, Goodreads, and handwritten journal
4. My bathtub after I dyed my hair red. I took a picture because it looks like the shower scene from Psycho.
5. @MidnightBookGirl
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Jamie Leigh Curtis taking a selfie with the Psycho house in memory of her mother's iconic film.

A bit of Americana hanging out at Piccadilly Square. That's got to turn a few heads...

https://www.facebook.com/103921782727/posts/10157129860477728/

Absolutely loved!! Perfectly executed with a great foundation for Norman Bates‘ character and his mother. Excellently creepy!
“If I told them what you did, mother, you‘d be in a home for The criminally insane!”
“Yes. Yes, that‘s probably where I‘d be...but I wouldn‘t be there alone.”
#horror #psycho

Admittedly had no idea this movie was adapted from a novel until very recently, but it turns out the source material is GREAT! I read half the book yesterday. It dives a little deeper into the psychology of Norman Bates and to power his mother has over him. #psycho #horror