Back in 1960 audiences were
terrified and shocked as they sat in their
seats to watch a story about a boy and his mother. The film was "Psycho".
It's one of those films that has stood the test of time and has retained it’s
creep factor. It has and will always remain one of my all-time favorites. If
you have never seen it please stop reading this....slowly step away from the
computer....and do yourself a favor and check it out. There was at one time some
items at Universal Studios "House of Horrors" in Hollywood that had
some items on display from the original “Psycho”. When I went to Los Angeles last year I was hoping
to see them but, they were not on display anymore. Besides these items at
Universal to my knowledge only 2 other props used in the original film exist
today. One of the Items is a prop knife supposedly used in the shower scene and
the other was quite an interesting find.
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| A prop knife claimed to be used during the shower scene. The knife has a short blade so it could give the impression of a plunged knife. |
A few years ago I came across something amazing. After knowing very few
props from the original film still existed I stumbled upon something that at least
to me and everyone I know in the prop collecting community thought no longer
existed. The original screen used head of Mrs. Bates used in the original "Psycho". A long time ago I shared the picture I found
on the Nightowl Forums. One of the members just happened to be going to Paris
where the head currently resides at the Cinémathèque Française Archival Museum.
It turns out it was given to the museum by Alfred Hitchcock in 1961. I shared
these photos a long time ago to the AWESOME site www.thepsychomovies.com after getting
permission from the guy who took them. For whatever reason the site still hasn't posted the Mrs. Bates
pictures I sent. So without further delay the photos taken by Nightowl
Forum member "Chainsaw" here they are :
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