"Horror author Chet Williamson ably succeeds in the tough task of creating a sequel to Robert Bloch\'s masterpiece, Psycho; a prequel to the less effective Psycho II; and a solid story in its own right...
The novel shines.
His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and many other m.
About the Author: CHET WILLIAMSON\'s parents took him to see the film of Robert Bloch\'s Psycho when he was twelve, and he has been a reader and disciple of Bloch ever since.
Soon, murders begin to occur and a shocking chain of events plunge us even deeper into the deranged madness inside the walls of Psycho: Sanitarium.
As Robert and Norman grow to know each other, Norman senses a darkness in Robert, even deeper than that which has lurked in Norman himself.
A wild card appears in the persona of Robert Newman, Norman\'s twin brother, taken away at birth after the attending doctor pronounced him brain damaged.
And the greatest obstacle is the building itself, once a private sanitarium, rumored to be haunted.
Reed have obstacles in twisted fellow patients and staff members who think of the institution as a prison rather than a place of healing.
But Norman and Dr.
Felix Reed to bring him out of his catatonic state.
Norman Bates is in the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and it\'s up to Dr.
It\'s 1960.
But what happened in that asylum during those two decades? Until now, no one has known.
In that sequel, Norman quickly escapes the Sanitarium and goes on a killing spree in Hollywood.
It took Bloch 23 years to write another Psycho novel, revealing that Norman had been in a mental institution the entire time.
Whenever Norman gets the spotlight, the novel feels like a lost Bloch work." --Publishers Weekly The original Psycho novel by Robert Bloch was published in 1959 and became an instant hit, leading to the smash movie only a year later, which brought Norman Bates\'s terrifying story into the public consciousness, where it still remains (proven by the success of the tv series, Bates Motel). "Horror author Chet Williamson ably succeeds in the tough task of creating a sequel to Robert Bloch\'s masterpiece, Psycho; a prequel to the less effective Psycho II; and a solid story in its own right...
The novel shines
