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Bates Motel (other)
Bates Motel may refer to: Structures * Bates Motel, location in Robert Bloch's novel '' Psycho'' * ''Bates Motel'', attraction in the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park * ''Bates Motel'', Universal Studios Florida, see list of former Universal Studios Florida attractions Titled works * ''Bates Motel'' (film) (1987) * ''Bates Motel'' (TV series) starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore (2013–17) Other * Bates Motel, musical group, predecessor of Gleaming Spires Gleaming Spires was an American new wave pop group in the 1980s. Background Performing as Bates Motel, they were enlisted by brothers Ron and Russell Mael to be a part of the 1981–85 incarnation of their band, Sparks. After completing demo ... * Bates Motel (horse) (1979–2004), racehorse See also {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psycho (novel)
''Psycho'' is a 1959 horror novel by American writer Robert Bloch. The novel tells the story of Norman Bates, a caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders. The novel is considered Bloch's most enduring work and one of the most influential horror books of the 20th century. The story was famously adapted into Alfred Hitchcock's seminal 1960 film of the same name, and also loosely adapted into the '' Bates Motel'' television series (2013–2017). Bloch later wrote three sequels, which are unrelated to any of the film sequels. Plot Norman Bates, a middle-aged bachelor, is dominated by his mother, a mean-tempered, puritanical old woman who forbids him to have a life outside of her. They run a small motel together in the town of Fairvale, but business has suffered since the state relocated the highway. In the middle of a heated argument between them, a customer arrives, a young woman named Mary Crane. Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |