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Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock

1960 · USA · Gothic Revival

Psycho (1960)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Masters of Horror profile

The shower scene, Bernard Herrmann's strings and a motel nobody checks out of. The modern horror film starts here.

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    Hitchcock lost the rights to Clouzot and set out to top him.

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