The Psycho File: A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's Classic Shocker
Joseph W. Smith III - The Psycho File: A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's Classic Shocker
Published: 2009-09-16 | ISBN: 0786444878 | PDF | 226 pages | 1 MB
An examination of the groundbreaking 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including the story's origins in real-life graverobber Ed Gein. The book presents material from the script and how it was adapted from Robert Bloch's novel; details of the film's production, particularly the shower scene and other technical difficulties; actors and the challenges of their roles; extended literary analysis of the film covering such devices as irony, symbol, theme, motif and foil; and the film's effect on audiences. Features 16 photographs, notes, bibliography and index.