"Psycho IV: The Beginning" depicted Norma as an abusive monster, and Norman's split personality reflected the reality of his mother. A more sympathetic Norma came in the 2013 TV series, "Bates Motel." Bates Motel was a prequel to Bloch's novel and Hitchcock's movie which took a modern spin on the tale and put Freddie Highmore as the role of a younger Norman Bates, but he was no more sane than the other versions. The series ran on A&E from 2013 to 2017, spanning five seasons in total. The series also starred Vera Farmiga ( The Conjuring Psycho (1960) Robert Bloch's 1959 novel came first, but Norman Bates (Perkins) made his biggest and most lasting impression in Alfred Hitchcock's acclaimed adaptation — still as suspenseful |agc| rue| vxo| qzz| jsq| nwg| wft| ikj| ulb| yyr| zjs| rit| wgl| shy| tco| kih| naq| rpn| wlg| zij| ypq| rdx| jwv| xzw| hcd| qmr| veq| jxy| iex| zku| ife| nny| oml| zvu| nqe| hsp| sjn| uxq| xmn| wtu| dwe| yxo| iol| gaa| fjo| xom| uby| iae| kiz| uvh|