I think my partner is the only person in the world who has no idea what Psycho is about! Only a few nights ago he told me he's never seen it. I used to make jokes on some of our road trips about travelling on the cheap and I'd sleep almost anywhere but we should try to avoid the Bates Motel and he just smiled. Now I know he hadn't a clue what I was talking about. The big faker!
The shade of Robert Bloch, creator of Norman Bates, bears a wry smile.
Finally caught the William Castle documentary, which notes in some detail the degree to which Castle and Hitchcock were friends as well as colleagues, and includes some snippets from a promotional film Bloch, Castle and Joan Crawford did for STRAIT-JACKET's release.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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What does Norman Bates write in? INK! INK! INK!
What's Norman Bates' favorite color? PINK! PINK! PINK!
Who does Norman Bates tell his troubles to? SHRINK! SHRINK! SHRINK!
How does Norman Bates bury his troubles? DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!
(I got a million of 'em...)
...Just THINK! THINK! THINK!
Patti - Such a classic film! Just so excellent on a lot of levels in my opinion. But then, I like Hitchock's work.
I think my partner is the only person in the world who has no idea what Psycho is about! Only a few nights ago he told me he's never seen it. I used to make jokes on some of our road trips about travelling on the cheap and I'd sleep almost anywhere but we should try to avoid the Bates Motel and he just smiled. Now I know he hadn't a clue what I was talking about. The big faker!
It is truly a scary movie-one mamy would avoid. I remember my mother refusing to even see a watered down version on TV in the seventies.
The shade of Robert Bloch, creator of Norman Bates, bears a wry smile.
Finally caught the William Castle documentary, which notes in some detail the degree to which Castle and Hitchcock were friends as well as colleagues, and includes some snippets from a promotional film Bloch, Castle and Joan Crawford did for STRAIT-JACKET's release.
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