Inside Psycho

He suffers a rash of scathing reviews from big name critics, one of whom calls Psycho “a very minor work.” Then, Psycho opens - and the world will never be the same.

Child Actor Part 9

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

Plus, you meet the famous child actor from the 1950’s who helped glue hairs into the head of Norman’s mother’s corpse.

The Butcher of Plainfield Part 8

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

A mild and meek man who was unusually attached to his domineering mother.

Bloch and Hitchcock Part 7

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

When a struggling writer, Robert Bloch, discovers the story of a strange man in Wisconsin who killed and mutilated his victims, he transforms it into a story about the twisted relationship between a man and his mother: Psycho. Later, he realize

Time To Shoot Part 6

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

What do you do when your studio hates your next picture? If you’re Alfred Hitchcock, you put up your own money and risk everything on it. Psycho was a movie everybody in town said couldn’t get made.

Men Do Kill Nude Women You Know Part 5

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

It’s the inside story of the legendary shower scene, from the nudist on set, to Janet Leigh’s unending efforts to maintain some decency, to the answer to the longstanding question

Shock and Awe Part 4

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

Hitchcock’s nightmares haunt him as he readies Psycho for release. He tussles with the censors to keep his precious shower scene - the one which does or does not contain nudity, depending on which censor’s opinion you’re listening to.

She Wouldn’t Even Harm a Fly Part 3

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m

Psycho fever overtakes America, and Alfred Hitchcock is suddenly a very rich man. And with this stunning success comes one haunting fear: What will I do for an encore?