Horror Thriller Crime 1959

Psycho by Robert Bloch

Published in Spanish as Psicosis

Norman Bates runs an old roadside motel when a beautiful woman running away from it all gets more than she bargained for when renting a room for the night.

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What it is

Hunting a serial killer · it gets under your skin

What happens in it

Twist ending Serial killer

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How it's told

Pulls you in with
The plot
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Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an ending that makes you rethink everything
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you want to be properly scared

Maybe not if…

  • how it's written matters more to you than what happens
  • you're after something comforting

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