Robert Bloch's Psycho: Sanitarium

✍ Scribed by Chet Williamson

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 162 KB
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1466866772

✦ Synopsis

"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. Whenever Norman gets the spotlight, the novel feels like a lost Bloch work." --Publishers Weekly
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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). It took Bloch 23 years to write another Psycho novel, revealing that Norman had been in a mental institution the entire time. In that sequel, Norman quickly escapes the sanitarium and goes on a killing spree in Hollywood.

But what happened in that asylum during those two decades? Until now, no one has known.

It's 1960. Norman...