Despite being a paramount pictures film psycho turned to universal pictures with whom hitchcock already had a relationship due. Gein lived less than fifty miles from bloch s home in wisconsin and the man shared similarities with norman.
There are many books and films based off of his story.
Bates motel real story. This bates motel wasn t just for show it s a real functioning motel complete with front desk staff housekeeping and everything that ll be on site until sxsw wraps up this weekend. Both the book and movie set psycho in the fictional town of fairvale ca with the bates motel around 20 miles away via the old highway 1960 psycho was also shot primarily in southern california with the original bates motel built on the universal studios backlot. The bates motel features just 13 rooms and is located just off sherman street north of the coeur d alene resort golf course and west of the st.
He was psychotic and also known as the butcher of plainfield he was so unordinary that he gained some fame off of his story. The series a contemporary prequel to alfred hitchcock s 1960 film psycho based on robert bloch s 1959 novel of the. The 1959 novel of which the film was based was loosely inspired by a true story that caught the attention of bloch.
It was developed by carlton cuse kerry ehrin and anthony cipriano and is produced by universal television and american genre for the cable network a e. The bates motel is a television show based. In front of the house is the bates motel.
Posted by sheish0pe on february 16 2018. The motel didn t start out as a motel. Ed gein is a murderer born in 1906.
The bates motel was located in fairvale california in the novel as well as the film. It s one of fourteen motels in the area and a bit run down but the name alone is enough to draw a crowd. Bates motel is an american psychological horror drama television series that aired from march 18 2013 to april 24 2017.
The summers family lost the house to the bank along with the. The fifth and final season of bates motel is near and to celebrate a e has shared a clever video titled meet the real norman bates featuring four men whose real name is norman bates. The house was built in 1912 by keith summers great great grandfather and supposedly holds dirty secrets.
The author accredited serial killer ed gein as the basis for norman bates. On a hill behind the motel there is the bates family house. Outside there is a parking area and a large bates motel sign which tells passing drivers if there are any available vacancies.
Norman bates is a fictional character created by american author robert bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 thriller novel psycho he was portrayed by anthony perkins in the 1960 version of psycho directed by alfred hitchcock and the psycho franchise he was also portrayed by vince vaughn in the 1998 version of psycho and by freddie highmore in the television series bates motel 2013 2017. The motel has 12 rooms which form an l shape. The bates family house is a two and a half story second empire victorian house in white pine bay oregon which serves as the residence of the bates family including dylan massett.
