You can't really read Psycho without constantly comparing it to the film version. For the most part the movie didn't really change too much. Except for the physical description of some characters (Hitchcock changed the female characters to blondes of course and Norman is described as a chubby forty year old), some expansion of Mary/Marion's theft and flight and the delayed introduction of Norman Bates, the film sticks pretty closely to what Bloch created. The film is of course a masterpiece and full of suspenseful sequences... while the book isn't quite as thrilling. It just lacks the tension Hitchcock gave the film... but still I enjoyed it. Let's say a B+.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Horror Book # 17 - Psycho by Robert Bloch
You can't really read Psycho without constantly comparing it to the film version. For the most part the movie didn't really change too much. Except for the physical description of some characters (Hitchcock changed the female characters to blondes of course and Norman is described as a chubby forty year old), some expansion of Mary/Marion's theft and flight and the delayed introduction of Norman Bates, the film sticks pretty closely to what Bloch created. The film is of course a masterpiece and full of suspenseful sequences... while the book isn't quite as thrilling. It just lacks the tension Hitchcock gave the film... but still I enjoyed it. Let's say a B+.
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