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<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Image:PsychoII-hardcover.jpg</td></tr> <tr><th>Country</th><td>United States</td></tr><tr><th>Language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr><th>Genre(s)</th><td>Thriller, Novel</td></tr> <tr><th>Media Type</th><td>Print (Hardback & Paperback)</td></tr><tr><th>ISBN</th><td>ISBN 0-918372-08-9</td></tr><tr><th>Preceded by</th><td>Psycho</td></tr><tr><th>Followed by</th><td>Psycho House</td></tr>

Psycho II

Author	Robert Bloch
Publisher	Whispers Press
Released	1982

Psycho II is a 1982 novel that Robert Bloch wrote as a sequel to his 1959 novel Psycho.

The novel was completed before the screenplay was written for the unrelated 1983 film Psycho II. According to Bloch, Universal Pictures loathed the novel, which was intended to critique Hollywood splatter films. A different story was created for the film and Bloch was not invited to any screenings.<ref>Interviews - From Psycho to Asylum: The Horror Films of Robert Bloch. The Unofficial Robert Bloch Website. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.</ref> Universal suggested that Bloch abandon his novel, which he declined and released anyway to good sales.<ref>Biography - The Mad Hatters of Hollywood. The Unofficial Robert Bloch Website. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.</ref>

[edit] Plot summary

Disguised as a nun, Norman Bates escapes from the mental asylum where he was locked up at the end of the first novel. The police believe that Bates did not survive his escape attempt because of a fire. However, a growing body count causes his doctor to suspect that Bates is headed to Hollywood where a movie based on his real-life murders is being filmed.

[edit] References

Psycho Series
Films: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho III | Psycho IV: The Beginning Psycho (1998)
Robert Bloch's novels: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho House
Other: Bates Motel | Robert Bloch's Psychos