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The famed psychological thriller, starring Anthony Perkins as the peculiar Norman Bates, was inspired by the murders of Ed Gein. Writer Robert Bloch lived just 40 miles from Gein in Wisconsin, both Bates and Gein had deceased mothers that had been dominant figures, held a shrine to their mothers, and dressed in women's clothing. Marion Crane, Terrifying Horror Movies, Horror Vintage, Norman Bates, Janet Leigh, Hollywood Photo, Tony Curtis, Film Horror, Horror Novel

The famed psychological thriller, starring Anthony Perkins as the peculiar Norman Bates, was inspired by the murders of Ed Gein. Writer Robert Bloch lived just 40 miles from Gein in Wisconsin, both Bates and Gein had deceased mothers that had been dominant figures, held a shrine to their mothers, and dressed in women's clothing.

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