The classic 1960 horror film Psycho has chilling origins. The movie was famously directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock who earned an Academy Award nomination for his work. As it turns out, the main character of the movie, vicious serial killer Norman Bates, was based on a real serial killer. Robert Bloch created the fictional character in his 1959 novel Psycho, but Alfred Hitchcock brought him to life in the movie.
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Psycho is widely considered one of the first films in the slasher genre. The movie is about Marion Crane, a secretary who comes across Norman Bates after staying in his family’s motel.