Fact Is Stranger  Than Fiction:

How Hitchcock Based His ‘Reel’ Psycho On A ‘Real’ Murderer

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Fun Fact: Both Norman Bates And His Real-life Counterpart Loved Taxidermy!

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Did you know Alfred Hitchcock based his 1960s’ cult-classic Psycho on a real-life murderer?

The film’s central character, Norman Bates, was based on Ed Gein—an American murderer and grave digger operating in 1970s’ Wisconsin.

What causes Psychopathy?

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Both had deceased domineering mothers, had sealed off their mothers’ rooms as personal shrines, and dressed in women’s clothes.

Are Psychopaths Always  Violent And Criminal-minded?

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How should you deal  with a Psychopath?

Both Bates and Gein, horrifically, also practiced taxidermy with the remains of their victims. In fact, chair covers, lampshades, and clothing made from human skin were found on Gein’s property after his arrest.

Are you a Psychopath?

However, Hitchcock spiced up his iconic serial killer for a Hollywood audience with attributions of dissociative identity disorder, Oedipus complex, and paraphernalia —psychological dimensions unrelated to Gein.

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