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Spoiler alert

Can someone throw on a spoiler alert or remove the endings of the sequels? Sideburnstate 16:59, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Gein

According to the Ed Gein page, the author of the novel that Psycho is based on claims that Norman Bates was not based on Ed Gein. Can anyone investigate? --Shinyplasticbag 05:06, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes.88.230.204.76 (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Quote from book about Unholy Trinity

I have the book in my hand, and the quote is this: "There was Norman, the little boy who needed his mother and hated anyone who came between him and her. Then, Norma, the mother, who could not be allowed to die. The third aspect might be called Normal - the adult Norman bates, who had to go through the daily routine of living, and conceal the existence of the other personalities from the world."

I didn't think the quote was necessary in the article though, so I left the original editor's paraphrase, but removed the aside that the quote might not be accurate.

Psycho IV

I made some changes to this section; he tries to kill his wife with the knife, and only sets the house on fire after he lets her go. The movie ends before she gives birth, with a hint that "Mother" is still present, just waiting to get out, so I cut out the line about him being free of her. (And burning down a house doesn't cure mental illness.) --VAcharon 19:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also would like to add that despite altering the death of Norman's father, they didn't completely retcon the previous sequels out of existence. Norman mentions killing a few people a couple years earlier, implying that murderous events have happened since the original film. In general "Psycho IV" shares continuity errors with all the "Psycho" movies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.54.70.216 (talk) 11:36, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

triquel

"Triquel" is not yet a generally accepted English word. (A Google search, limited to English-language pages, finds only about 2000 hits, very few of which refer to "the third in a sequence".) I removed it. 207.31.229.4 17:47, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Schizophrenia

"The film implies that Bates' mother suffered from schizophrenia and passed the illness onto him."

Does it use that terminology? Schizophrenia is not a multiple personality disorder so it wouldn't be accurate —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.100.7.33 (talk) 12:50, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Bateshower.jpg

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Death

Where does the December 21, 2003 date of death originate from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.155.215.28 (talk) 04:37, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name?

Does Norman Bates have a middle name? This page seems to imply that his middle name is Francis but does not give a source. 80.121.9.129 (talk) 23:08, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Differences Between Film and Novel

There is an issue with the very last part of the film section of the article. It mentions that in the film Bates makes Crane his first victim, but that's not true. It's hinted to in the movie (from second to last scene) that two other girls had gone missing recently from the area, alluding to the previous two murders mentioned in the book. For that reason, I'm deleting those lines. Pyrotics (talk) 21:22, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Norman's age

In Psycho II, Norman says to Mary that he was 12 when his mother went mad and poisoned her, while in Psycho IV, he says he was 15 when he poisoned his mother. Is there any trustful source that tells of Norman's age throughout the Psycho movies? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deane Shafortock (talk • contribs) 13:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Gein was not a Serial Killer

Hey

It says on Norman Bates' page that the character was "inspired by serial killer Ed Gein". However on Ed Gein's page it says "With fewer than three murders attributed, Gein does not meet the traditional definition of a serial killer."

Can someone fix this please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.93.58 (talk) 03:53, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Bates Motel"

There needs to be a distinction between the two different tv series, both called 'Bates Motel'.

Also, I need to inform one of the previous posters that wikipedia, does not believe in spoiler alerts, and will continue to reveal spoilers without warning.

Thepoodlechef (talk) 09:28, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]