Psycho File

Joseph W. Smith III is a teacher, journalist and public speaker in Pennsylvania.

“This is the book to have if you want to understand Psycho’s standing in popular culture and film history. Smith has done Hitchcock fans, scholars, and critics an invaluable service in providing a comprehensive, richly detailed, and eminently practical guide to this seminal film.”—Philip J. Skerry, author of Psycho in the Shower: The History of Cinema’s Most Famous Scene.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Part 1. Before Committing Yourself: A Few PreliminariesIntroduction: We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes      1. He Stole Her Corpse: Gein and Bloch      2. Do You Mind If I Look at Your Book? Stefano and Hitchcock      3. The Nuts and Bolts: Hitchcock and His Crew      Part 2. Look at the Picture, Please: A Detailed Analysis of the Film4. I Hate Having to Be with You in a Place Like This: Titles and Windows      5. Let’s All Talk About Marion, Shall We? Marion and Sam      6. She Sat There While I Dumped It Out: Caroline and Cassidy      7. Am I Acting As If There’s Something Wrong? Marion and Marion      8. Dirty Night: Marion and Norman      9. Blood! Blood! Marion and Mom      10. He Had to Erase the Crime: Norman and Us      11. If You Still Haven’t Come to Your Senses: Sam and Arbogast      12. People Just Come and Go: Arbogast and Norman      13. A Bad Day Coming: Sam and Lila      14. I Can Handle a Sick Old Woman: Lila and Mom      15. As If from a Deep Sleep: Richmond and Norman      16. Two Personalities: Psycho and Psycho      17. Want to Check the Picture Again? Psycho and Its Themes      18. The Whole Story: Psycho and Its Moral Implications      Part 3. And That Still Wasn’t Enough: Aftermath19. They’ll See and They’ll Know: Psycho and Its Viewers      20. After the Murder, Norman Returned: Sequels and Spin-Offs      Appendix: Cast and Credits      Sources      Bibliography      Index